Teaching Assistant (Level 2/3)
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy
Cambridgeshire
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- Salary:
- Meridian Trust Grade 5 - 6 (Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant) £17,386.82 - £19,547.97 (Actual Salary based on 32.5 hours per week)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 9 September 2024
Job overview
Required from September 2024
This is a term-time only role – up to 32.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday – core school hours
Salary: Meridian Trust Grade 5 - 6 (Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant)
£17,386 - £19,547 (Actual Salary based on 32.5 hours per week)
Plus possible midday supervisor contract, based on 5 hours per week £2,545 - £2,588 (Grade 3)
We have an exciting opportunity working as a member of our Teaching Assistant team at Downham Feoffees Primary Academy. You will be part of a very friendly, supportive team working with our children in Key Stage Two – you will be supporting whole class teaching, leading group interventions as well as providing one-to-one support for children with specific needs. This will be a varied, fun and fulfilling role where you will be making a difference to the children’s learning and you will see their progress every day. Midday supervision may also be part of the role and a willingness to undergo first-aid training would be desirable.
The opportunity:
- A fulfilling and rewarding role where you will be making a difference to children’s learning!
- A job that is fun and will make you smile!
- An opportunity to use a range of skills in supporting children’s learning and the curriculum
- Outstanding professional development opportunities for all our staff – specialist training for all Teaching Assistants within our Trust
- Valuable experience if you are thinking of going into teaching!
- Term-time only position - offering greater flexibility in work life
The ideal candidate:
- Will possess GCSE English & Mathematics Grade C (4/5) or above or equivalent
- Some experience of supporting children in Key Stages One/Two.
- Possess outstanding communication skills and can work well in a team
- An understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues
Benefits of working for us include:
- Local government pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Excellent family friendly working policies
- Generous sick pay
- Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Free on-site parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free tea and coffee making facilities
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy is part of the Meridian family of academies and is a busy primary school where you will quickly feel our friendly and positive ethos. We are proud to have achieved ‘Good’ in all areas in our last Ofsted inspection which stated: ‘… pupils feel listened to, safe and cared for in an environment that supports them to have aspiration for their futures.’ Downham Feoffees Primary Academy is proud of the part it plays within our local community and values the hard work and support provided by parents/carers and their families, plus the Friends of Downham Feoffees (FODA) and our Academy Council. We have fostered links with businesses and charities both within the locality and further afield and look forward to further developing such opportunities.
Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Monday 9th September 2024 (by 9am)
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis as applications are received.
For more information about the role, please download the Applicant Information pack below.
Please note that Meridian Trust may reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date of the advertisement and interviews may be offered on a rolling basis.
Early applications are recommended.
If you have any questions about the post, please contact Senior HR Officer – email address is cday@meridiantrust.co.uk or telephone Caroline Day on 01223 491656.
Visits are warmly welcomed – please contact the school office on 01353 699325 or email office@downhamfeoffees.org to arrange an appointment.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.
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About Downham Feoffees Primary Academy
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy
- Main Street, Little Downham, Ely
- Cambridgeshire
- CB6 2ST
- United Kingdom
Headteacher: Susan Jaques
Welcome to Downham Feoffees Primary Academy (DFPA), part of Meridian Trust where we hope you will experience a wealth of enthusiasm for learning and for supporting and helping each other within our learning culture. We are sure you will quickly feel the friendly and positive ethos in the academy from both the staff and the children who would love to share their latest pieces of work and activities with you.
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy is part of the Meridian family of academies. Our academy is situated in the heart of the village of Little Downham and caters for children aged 4 – 11 (Reception, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2).
We have approximately 160 pupils, organised into seven single age classes. The majority of our pupils come from Little Downham; the remainder are from the surrounding villages.
We aim to provide engaging learning activities for our children within a stimulating and challenging environment. Although our purpose is to promote the development of academic and practical skills, we also seek to guide children in their social, wellbeing and moral development. The environment we provide for our children promotes an inquiring mind, independence, self-motivation and confidence. We aim to develop the numerous social skills that are necessary for children to become responsible members of society.
In February 2021, Downham Feoffees Primary Academy was awarded ‘The Gold School Mental Health Award’. We were elated to become the first academy within our trust to attain and be awarded The Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, School Mental Health Award at Gold level for our outstanding mental health and wellbeing provision.
In June 2020, Downham Feoffees Primary Academy was awarded for ‘Excellence in Science Teaching’. Our academy has become one of just 160 schools across the country to be recognised for its excellence in science. We are delighted to have been awarded a Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) in recognition of teaching and learning in science, across the whole school.
Since academisation, we have had a determined drive and focus on raising the profile of mental health and wellbeing throughout the academy for all stakeholders. Work has included: auditing and redesigning our whole school curriculum with regards to the intent and implementation and our vision, values and ethos. Threaded throughout our curriculum the following elements are key: the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) curriculum; raising aspirations and inspirations; fostering positive growth mindsets and character strengths; devising a mental health menu and referral system, and reducing stigma associated with mental health. At DFPA we are committed to continuously improving provision within the school, therefore over the coming years we intend to continue to embed mental health and wellbeing within our academy and the wider curriculum and community.
We are proud of our academy and of the part it plays within our local community. Our success works in unison with the partnerships fostered between the home and school. We value the hard work and support provided by parents/carers and their families, plus the Friends of Downham Feoffees (FODA) and our Academy Council. We have fostered links with businesses and charities both within the locality and further afield; we look forward to further developing such opportunities.
As part of the Meridian family, we have forged robust links with Ely College Academy and The Lantern Primary Academy, and we have made strong links with Busy Fingers Pre-School which is adjacent to our academy.
For more information about our Downham Feoffees Primary Academy, please visit our website: https://www.downhamfeoffees.org
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