Teaching Assistant Level 2

Teaching Assistant Level 2.

Required as soon as possible.

22 Hours per week, term time only.

Level 2.

We are looking to recruit a Level 2 Teaching Assistants on a Permanent contract to join the existing team in our Supportive Skills Department.  

The purpose of the role is to work with the intervention lead to run interventions to support our students in SEND in the academic and social activities of the school. To contribute to raising standards of achievement for all these students and to support key students in lessons. The hours will be 22 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.20 am. – 2.00 pm with 20 minute break, during term time only. Salary commences at £13,197.27 - £13,417.97 per annum, equivalent to £23,500 - £23,893 full time. (Level 2 on the County Council Teaching Assistant pay scale).   

Sir Harry Smith Community College is an 11-18 Academy, proud of its traditional values and innovative approaches to Teaching and Learning and its standards of discipline and respect. The College serves the market town of Whittlesey, seven miles outside of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.   The College is part of the Aspire Learning Trust working together with Park Lane and New Road Primary Schools, also in Whittlesey, to help every child achieve their full potential, to prepare them for their next educational steps, to teach them kindness and respect for all and to equip them to play a full satisfying role in society. 

We are a ‘good’ school. Our February 2024 Ofsted recognised that: 

The majority of pupils want to do well. They understand that their teachers want them to achieve high standards. Pupils trust the teachers who have developed positive relationships with them. They work hard for these teachers and produce high quality work.

'The school has redesigned its curriculum. It has thought carefully about how to inspire pupils. The school has a well-planned and ambitious programme of learning. The school has ensured that the curriculum reflects the diversity of modern life. Pupils explain how they celebrate difference. The school has planned so all pupils have access to the curriculum without limitation. This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)’

‘The provision for students in the sixth form is strong. Teachers’ expert subject knowledge and delivery ensures students learn well. Students develop deep understanding of complex and abstract concepts. Students confidently apply these to different situations, effectively drawing together what they know.

 If you would like an information pack, please visit our website    www.sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk   For more information or an informal discussion

about the role, please contact Mrs L Lancaster SENDco Lead, Mrs L Lancaster, on 01733 703991 or via email at llancaster@sirharrysmith.com

Application deadline is 9:00 am, Wednesday 27th November 2024. Please send completed application forms, together with a letter of application, no longer than two sides of A4 to: applications@sirharrysmith.com (We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date if we consider that we have received an appropriate number of suitable candidates for the post). 

 (We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date if we consider that we have received an appropriate number of suitable candidates for the post). 

Applicants are thanked for their interest in Sir Harry Smith Community College. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will require a cleared Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.