Job Description
Working Pattern: Term time only (38 weeks)
Hours: 25 hours Teaching Assistant + 5 hours Midday Meals Supervisor, 845am-315pm Monday - Friday
Actual Starting Salary (calculated pro rata): £16,890 per annum
Are you calm, confident and have the skills to support classroom activities safely? Are you able to create a positive learning environment? Can you support the smooth running of the Midday Meals? We are an award winning academy who are now recruiting a Teaching Assistant to join us on a permanent basis.
The role of Teaching Assistant is crucial in promoting the learning and personal development of all pupils; including but not exclusively, those with special education needs.
Your responsibilities will include:
Providing support to the Teacher in the planning, delivery and and the evaluation of learning activities
Consistently and effectively implementing agreed behaviour management strategies
Working 1-2-1 as required to support students access learning within the classroom environment
Motivating and encouraging students by providing levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks
We are seeking candidates with the following skills and experience:
Experience of establishing positive relationships with students empathise with their needs (desirable)
Knowledge of SEN (desirable)
Maths and English GCSE Grade A- C or equivalent
Confident in supervising children during activities indoors and outdoors
Patient, calm and relaxed with an enthusiastic approach to learning
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy
Blackthorns is a vibrant primary academy in the beautiful village of Lindfield, near Haywards Heath in West Sussex. We currently have 210 pupils on-roll in our 7 classes, with one class in every year. It also hosts a special facility for up to 8 children with additional learning needs and speech, language, and communication difficulties.
As a community primary academy, our role within our local community is very important to us. Our strong relationships with parents are crucial, since it is when schools and parents work closely together that children progress best both academically and as people. Working as we do with children every day is both a responsibility and a privilege.
We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:
1. Automatic annual pay increments: Pay progression is not linked to performance and all our staff benefit from automatic pay progression (subject to the maximum salary for the role). Cost of living awards are also reviewed annually.
2. Generous Pension: Safeguard your future with financial security throughout your retirement. Employer contribution rate of 22.7%.
3. Holiday Entitlement: Take advantage of 25 days annual leave per annum (FTE), plus statutory Bank Holidays.
4. Health and Wellbeing: A strong commitment to your health and wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors and an annual day devoted to your health and wellbeing. This day provides the opportunity to spend valuable time catching up with colleagues, as well as some ‘Time for You’ to do whatever most enhances your wellbeing.
5. Personal Development Day: One day annually dedicated to your personal development which could include volunteering, training or a seminar (self-funded).
6. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to free and confidential counselling services, providing support for both work and personal issues.
7. Cycle to Work: Build exercise into your commute, with our cycle-to-work programme, offering a £2K loan to purchase a bicycle.
8. Retail Discount: Savings with hundreds of retailers including gym, private medical, dental and online GP service, as well as eligibility for the Blue Light Discount Scheme.