Teaching/Care Assistant

Southmere Primary Academy are looking to appoint a Teaching/Care Assistant to join our academy in January 2025 on a part time, permanent basis. 

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role  

As a Teaching / Care Assistant, you will provide one to one personal support for pupils with additional needs. You will provide special educational and/or medical support to ensure their successful engagement with and access to learning. You will need to maintain professional records and appropriate notes in relation to the individual pupil.

Hours: 6.5 hours per week / Term Time only plus 5 Days (39 Weeks) / Permanent  

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.  

Your new school 

Southmere Primary Academy is a large primary academy with up to 420 pupils, including a 15 place nursery. The academy serves a diverse community with families from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Southmere is a good school with a highly inclusive ethos. We provide outstanding provision for Personal Development and we believe that, through the pursuit of excellence, every child can achieve great things. Our curriculum is designed to promote learning which is active, engaging and personalised. We view the teaching and learning process as a partnership between the school, pupils and their parents. As a school we place great importance on the development of each and every child academically, socially and emotionally. We aim to provide a wide range of learning experiences both within the classroom and beyond which will promote a life long love of learning and enable our children to become independent, forward thinking and socially responsible citizens of the future.

Southmere is a good academy with outstanding personal development. A high quality curriculum has been developed with excellent teaching. We are striving to provide high quality CPD to ensure all staff have the skills to support children to make accelerated progress.

You will be joining an ambitious, committed and hardworking team who are passionate about the difference we can make to our young people, staff, families and the wider community.

Why join us? 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.  

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…

Financial Wellbeing:

·        Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme

·        Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*

·        Access to an extensive discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing:

·        24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household

·        Gym & fitness discounts

·        Cycle to Work scheme*

·        Free annual flu jab

Mental Wellbeing:

·        Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme

·        Menopause Support Service

·        Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at https://www.deltatrust.org.uk/careers-with-delta/

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process. 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.

Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.

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