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Level 1 Teaching Assistant

Level 1 Teaching Assistant

The Stephen Longfellow Academy

Leeds

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Salary:
A1/B1 (SCP 1-6) £22,366 - £23,893 Actual Salary £19,236 - £20,550
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2024
Apply by:
12 July 2024

Job overview

Required to start: September 2024

 

Title: Level 1 Teaching Assistant

A1/B1 (SCP 1-6) £22,366 - £23,893

Actual Salary £19,236 - £20,550

Contract: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 5 Days

 

The Stephen Longfellow Academy are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Level 1 Teaching Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy - the successful applicant will be expected to work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.

 

The ideal applicant will have:

·      Good numeracy/literacy skills.

·      Experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age.

·      Ability to work constructively as part of a team.

 

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including: 

  • Membership to a local government pension scheme.
  • A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust. 
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  
  • Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
  • £2k Cycle to work scheme. 


 

About us:

 

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is part of The GORSE Academies Trust; a nationally renowned, not-for-profit charity whose drive is to create exceptional schools. The Chief Executive Officer and founder of The Stephen Longfellow Academy, Sir John Townsley, is passionate about providing the highest standard of educational experience for all children, regardless of background, across the age range. Sir John inspires professionals with his vision, a vision that all colleagues at the Stephen Longfellow Academy wholeheartedly share. 

 

GORSE have established a long-standing culture of excellence where ‘high challenge, high support’ is commonplace. Our trust will be made up of 15 establishments by September 2025. In addition to this, we also operate GORSE SCITT and Leeds Teaching School Hub, important establishments in their own right. Ensuring that each element of the trust, including the central team, performs at its best to make certain that all children, especially those whose who are disadvantaged, have the opportunity to secure the Gift of Choice, is the central mission of GORSE.

 

If you would like to know more about our Provision, please visit our website at www.stephenlongfellow.leeds.sch.uk

 

How to Apply:

If you’re as excited about this role as we are, an If you’re as excited about this opportunity as we are, a Job Description/Person Specification and application form is available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email to recruitment@stephenlongfellow.leeds.sch.uk or by telephone on 0113 4685999.

 

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

 

Closing date for applications: 12 July 2024    

Interviews will take place: TBC                            

 

We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010), to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post.

 

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.   

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position. 

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The Stephen Longfellow Academy is part of The GORSE Academies Trust; a nationally renowned, not-for-profit charity whose drive is to create exceptional schools. The Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Stephen Longfellow Academy, Sir John Townsley, is passionate about providing the highest standard of educational experience for all children, regardless of background, across the age range.  Sir John inspires professionals with his vision, a vision that all colleagues at the Stephen Longfellow Academy wholeheartedly share.  We are exceptionally proud of what has been achieved since the academy’s inception and we are delighted to have been able to further increase the size of our provision.

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is named in honour of a man who died tragically in a climbing accident in 2015 and who made an enormous contribution to the lives of hundreds of vulnerable and disadvantaged children across the city.  At the academy we offer both exceptional education and therapy. Students are taught national curriculum subjects and have access to a range of therapeutic services such as counselling. Therapy is delivered as both an integrated part of our timetable but also within discrete groups or on a 1:1 basis. We believe a therapeutic and nurturing approach allows our students to grow in confidence and increase their self-esteem so that they can successfully integrate into their learning environment and the wider community. By developing personalised learning programmes to meet the needs of vulnerable young people, we want all of our students to have the opportunities similar to those found in large mainstream schools, so that they can leave as confident young adults, ready to seize the opportunities of further education, training or work.

We work in close partnership with our families and commissioning schools to provide short and longer term interventions for students who are struggling to maintain a full time place at their mainstream school. Our aim is to do all we can to support pupils and their families to get back on track to achieving their goals and ambitions.

Our students receive outstanding pastoral care, support and guidance and we would expect any successful candidate to be of a mind-set where they believe anything is possible.  Clearly, working in our academy will be demanding as well as very rewarding. We assure you that as our colleague you will be of great value and importance, an importance reflected in the quality of the professional development we are able to provide.  If successful, you will enjoy the support and professional expertise that being a part of The GORSE Academies Trust affords.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Principal: Wayne Little

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