Teaching Assistant

Salary: £18,786 - £19,353 per annum

Grade 1/2 Spinal Point 3-5

FTE: £26,238 - £27,030

(Inclusive of Outer London Weighting)

30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Required as soon as possible

Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us we are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our successful school to work with KS2 children. We are looking for someone who is willing to work with children with a range of abilities, including those with special educational needs.

Applications are welcome from candidates with experience of working in a primary school and are qualified with NVQ level 2 or above.

The successful candidate will be:

• Proactive, well-organised and willing to work collaboratively with the class teacher and other colleagues
• Able to engage and enthuse pupils, encouraging independence in their learning
• Passionate about supporting all groups of children in order to enhance the quality of their learning and raise pupil achievement
• Flexible and work well as part of a team
• Confident in using ICT

In return, we offer:

• High quality professional development
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme

Please complete your applications by 12pm on Monday 30th September 2024. Interviews to take place week commencing 7th October 2024. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date.

Empower Learning Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer that is committed to safer recruitment. All applicants must be prepared to undergo screening to confirm their suitability to work with children.

For further information about this role, please contact Paula Broadmore via email at PBroadmore@elatschools.co.uk.