Teaching Assistant

Working hours: 30 hour per week, Term Time Only

Salary: £14,940.00 (Pay increasing pending)

Contract: Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated individual to be a Teaching Assistant at Hillocks Primary Academy.

Our warm and welcoming academy has a talented team of experienced teaching and support staff, and an academy sponsor with a reputation for ensuring progress and development for all pupils, and a fabulous newly refurbished building. 

The future for all pupils who attend Hillocks Primary Academy is bright, and we want all our children to aspire to be the best that they can be. 

If your values and ambitions match ours and you want to support our children to reach their goals, we would love to hear from you. 

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who has experience of working with children with special educational, disabilities and medical needs. The successful candidate will have experience of enabling and supporting pupils with SEND with their personal, social development and academic progress from their individual starting points. Further responsibilities will include administrative tasks to support children and teaching staff.

We know that our staff team are our greatest resource. Therefore, we invest heavily in professional development and we know that this has helped us to develop our stable, supportive and high performing team.

 The successful candidate will benefit from: 

• Full support and comprehensive induction 
• Highly supportive staff and well behaved and motivated children
• A school who will allow you to be creative and support your professional development
• Excellent CPD opportunities  
• Networking opportunities across the Diverse Academies and the support and opportunities this provides
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 assistance
• Health and wellbeing package
• Salary sacrifice schemes and staff discounts.
• Local Government Pension Scheme

If you have any questions about this role before making your application, please contact Debbie Morris, Team Leader

Closing date: 5 November 2023

Start date: Nov/December 2023

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to shortlist and appoint candidates prior to the closing date.

Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.  

We empower. We respect. We care.