Teaching Assistant
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
Wakefield
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- £8745.91 - £8884.56 per annum (actual salary for 16 hours per week)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join their academy. The role of Teaching Assistant across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher.
This is a temporary position initially until 31st August 2025. The working pattern for this role is 16 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only plus an additional two INSET days.
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate is based in the cathedral city of Wakefield and we are proud to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
Full training and support will be given for the right candidate.
When completing your application, please give due regard to the Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. If you do not demonstrate and/or evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria elements, you will not be selected for interview.
To view the Teaching Assistant Job Description please click here
To view the full Teaching Assistant Person Specification please click here
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role please contact enquiries@lofthousegate.outwood.com.
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Closing date: Midday on 6 December 2024.
Interview date: w/c 16 December 2024.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
- Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
- Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield
- West Yorkshire
- WF3 3HU
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Mr Matthew Vickers
We are a Good rated Primary Academy, with Outstanding early years provision and pupil development, behaviour and welfare based in the cathedral city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, near Leeds.
We aim to give every child the best possible start in life within a safe, caring and positive environment, and believe that learning should be enriching, enhanced and engaging.
The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2013 and as part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust we offer our colleagues extensive CPD opportunities and are committed to the Outwood vision of putting children first, raising standards and transforming lives.
We want you to help to take us to the next level.
To help you do that, we work hard to ensure we reduce workload on our colleagues, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of children first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
We will also actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all staff receiving a minimum of two hours’ CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including a health cash plan, a cycle to work scheme, plus a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy, with offers exclusively for Outwood colleagues.
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