Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Salary: £27,274.00 - £29,542.00 Annually (FTE)

Actual salary, £22,191 - £24,036

Thank you for your interest in a career at Steel City Schools Partnership.

SCSP has a proven track record of securing transformational change and sustainable school improvement. Our vision is to provide high quality education and deliver the best outcomes for young people within an ethos based on our vision and underpinning aims:

To provide an excellent education for all.

Achieving Excellence Sustaining Excellence Sharing Excellence

Our success is due to our biggest and most valuable asset - our staff team. We have a number of positions available across our academies and we are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to work with us. SCSP can offer you:

• Guidance of a supportive and experienced leadership team who invest in the development of their teams and the Trust
• Free on-site parking
• Access to healthcare and wellbeing services
• Encouragement of further and continued professional development
• Local Government Pension Scheme

The Trustees of Steel City Schools Partnership are looking to recruit a skilled and inspirational practitioner to complement our existing educational support team.

Expectations

To work with an existing team of Teaching Assistants led by the Inclusion Lead / Leadership Team, to implement work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. This may include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teaching staff in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources.

Lead and support on targeted interventions.

Manage behaviour promptly in line with the school behaviour policy.

Staff may also supervise whole classes occasionally during the short-term absence of teachers.

Relevant Qualifications

Good literacy/numeracy skills

NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Committed to a child centred philosophy
• Able to work within a team to prepare, plan and deliver exciting and enjoyable activities to develop children’s skills
• Able to assess children’s progress and focus upon their next steps.
• The successful applicant must be
• Committed to excellence within their work in school and across the partnership
• Able to work as an effective team member

Well organised

Able to communicate with children and adults in a constructive and effective way.

For further information and / or to arrange a visit please contact:

James Marshall - Headteacher - 0114 239 6711

We expect the successful candidate to work within our collaborative spirit and ethos, by building on the successes of the individual schools by working in conjunction with others to raise standards and enhance the outcomes for the pupils, families and communities we serve.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone.