Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Level 1 Teaching Assistant

NJC 2 - 6 (£20,313.17 - £21,623.48) per annum, actual pay

Permanent, Full Time

At Brackensdale Spencer Academy: 

We are looking for someone to join our support staff team who;

• Is able to build positive relationships with children
• Establishes a stimulating and vibrant learning environment for the children;
• Is a positive and resilient member of support staff who always puts children first 
• Is flexible and willing to use their initiative;
• Is dedicated to inclusive practise
• Is motivated to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence;
• Has excellent communication skills;
• Is willing to go the extra mile 

In return, we can offer you:

• Children who are kind, warm and enthusiastic about their learning
• A wider family of support within a successful Multi Academy Trust
• Opportunities to develop professionally through an exciting CPD offer
• A collaborative ethos, working with other schools and colleagues to develop day to day practice.  

This role will be challenging but rewarding, you will have the opportunity to shape the learning and support for our children and ensure they have a strong start to their educational journey. 

We are a two-form entry school with an Enhanced Resource Unit for children who require specialist provision around communication, primarily ASD. We are situated in Mackworth on the outskirts of Derby city centre. We pride ourselves on our relational approach and our inclusive ethos, at Brackensdale we are ambitious for all children and we live our values of Be Kind, Shine Bright, Aim High each day.

A look around the School is strongly recommended 

Spencer Academies Trust is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Miss Julie Buchanan (Operations Manager) on:  info@brackensdalespencer.org.uk 

The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV’s cannot be accepted. 

Closing date for applications: Friday 28th June 2024 

Interview date: to be confirmed

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

We offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits, please visit:  http://satrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAT-Employee-Benefits-September-2022.pdf  

How to Apply

Applications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on ‘Register’ to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on ‘Sign In’.  Both of these routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application. 

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We have added a video to help guide you through our portal, please visit:  https://vimeo.com/737845492/c1b8e43656

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer