Teaching Assistant
The Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincolnshire
- £16,802 - £17,336 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- OLOL Band 2, Scale points 3 - 5
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 16 December 2024
Job overview
Do you have experience of working with young people aged 3 – 11?
Are you an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant looking to join a warm and welcoming school?
With a talent for engaging children you will be required to work flexibly across all age groups and abilities in a role that complements the work of our teachers.
You will work in 1:1 situations, cover small groups and provide general classroom support, the role varies form day to day. You may support children who have varying profound needs, from SEN needs to behavioural and emotional needs.
The role will include some intimate care.
There will be opportunities to develop within the school and make a valued contribution to our children's learning.
This is a temporary role starting as soon as possible, fixed term until 31st August 2025 . You will be working for 30 hours per week, term time only.
About us
St. Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Primary school and is located in Grantham. We are an Ofsted-rated Good school.
We are part of , bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.
You will:
- Be caring and supportive.
- Be committed to achieving excellent results.
- Support the Teachers to inspire and enthuse our students.
- Promote the well-being of our student’s providing guidance and support
- Be able to inspire learning and progress.
Why work for us?
We offer:
- A salary of £16,802 - £17,336 per annum (OLOL Band 2, Scale points 3 - 5).
- Wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best.
- A team of talented and highly committed staff in a supportive working environment.
- Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
- Access to first-class CPD opportunities with a specialist support staff CPD programme.
- Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme– emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
- Health and wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider.
- Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme.
For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact the school office on 01476 562017.
We warmly encourage applicants to visit our school – this can be arranged by contacting the school office.
How to Apply:
Please complete the online application form located on our vacancies page:
Closing Date: 16th December 2024 at 9.00am
Interview Date: 18th December 2024
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.
You do not need to be a Catholic to work for our Trust. Everyone is welcome - those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith. We ask that you are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.
The Trust actively supports Apprenticeships, with many Teaching Assistants (TAs) enhancing their skills in SEND through these programs.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
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About The Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- The Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Sandon Road, Grantham
- Lincolnshire
- NG31 9AX
- United Kingdom
St Mary’s is a loving, caring and friendly school. From the time children join us until the time they leave, the whole team at St Mary’s endeavour to do the very best to ensure our children are the best they can be.
We pride ourselves on having high expectations, in work and play, and all pupils are just as proud of being the very best they can be. Our pupils have exemplary behaviour and manners, and they are proud to tell visitors, ‘we respect and care for each other- we are a big family’.
We work very closely with parents to ensure that all children have the very best start to their school life. We love to celebrate successes and consider this to be the highlight of any week. We know that life is precious and that every second counts in a child’s development. This is central to our mission and always at the centre of what we do.
All of our children and their families are a vital part of the school community, together with staff, governors, and parishioners from St Mary’s Church
Our school is located in Grantham, a Georgian Market Town in Lincolnshire, close to the Nottinghamshire border, which has excellent transport links by road and rail.
We are currently rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted (April 2023):
“The school is a caring and happy environment. Pupils are welcomed each morning with a smile and a cheerful greeting from staff. Pupils know that the adults in school look after them well.”
St Mary’s is strongly committed to the Christian values of love and respect for each other and aims to teach the children to value Christian ideals, so that they become valuable members of society.
Our mission statement:
‘Christ is at the centre of St Mary’s as we strive to nurture and care for all our
Community members by encouraging them to Believe, Succeed and Soar within
God’s love, to achieve the very best that they can, in all areas”.
Our school is part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s teaching school, The Nottingham Initial Teacher Training Hub.
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