High Level Teaching Assistant
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Lincolnshire
- £6,146 - £6,807 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Band 4, Scale point 11 - 17
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 27 September 2024
Job overview
Do you have experience of working with young people aged 4 – 11?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed High Level Teaching Assistant looking to join a warm and welcoming school.
You will have a talent for engaging children and will be required to work flexibly across all age groups and abilities.
You will support the work of our teachers in this varied role and duties covering classes in the teacher's absence.
Working with children who have varying needs, from SEN to behavioural and emotional needs, you will encourage the acceptance and inclusion of all children.
There will be opportunities to develop your career within the school which allows you to make a valued contribution to our children's learning.
This is a permanent role starting from October 2024, working for 6 hours 50 minutes per week, term time only. We are pleased to offer this role initially for 10 hours and 15 minutes per week, on a fixed time basis until 31 August 2025.
About us
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Primary school and is located in Lincoln. We are an Ofsted-rated Good school.
We are part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.
You will:
- Be caring and supportive and committed to achieving excellent results.
- Support the Teachers to enthuse our students, inspiring their learning and progress, covering classes in their absence.
- Assist with the planning, differentiation and preparation of intervention strategies.
- Promote the well-being of our student’s providing guidance and support
- Establish supportive relationships with pupils, allowing them to feel valued and listened to and encouraging questions and ideas.
- Provide support for leaning activities and monitor their effectiveness.
Why work for us?
At the Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Voluntary Academy we offer:
- A salary of £6,146 - £6,807 per annum (OLOL Band 4, Scale point 11-17).
- 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.
- 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 01522 527500. Visits to our school are warmly welcomed.
How to Apply:
Please complete the online application form located on our vacancies page: Vacancies - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (ololcatholicmat.co.uk)
Closing Date: Friday 27th September 2024 at 9.00am
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 Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Laughton Way, Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- LN2 2HE
- United Kingdom
About Us
At Our Lady's we want to offer your child every opportunity to achieve academic success and allow them the widest possible range of experiences to develop their own personal interests and talents. We want your child to feel safe in an environment where they feel happy and secure, that prepares them for further growth and development and helps them to realise their full potential.
At Our Lady’s school, that is what we offer your child. We welcome all children and families from faith or no faith backgrounds, providing a rich educational experience, rooted in Christian family values within a caring and nurturing environment. Our Catholic education and values permeate all areas of the curriculum and all aspects of school life. Of paramount importance to us is our caring, family ethos where all children can flourish and develop to become everything that they were created to be, academically, socially, morally and spiritually.
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 and Nottinghamshire, Lincoln and Lincolnshire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances.
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Catholic Voluntary Academy is a living and caring community, an extension of the home and an integral part of the Catholic Community.
Each child is given the opportunity for a complete education embracing its spiritual, emotional, social, intellectual and physical needs.
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