MATHS CLASSROOM SUPPORT AND INTERVENTIONS TEACHING ASSISTANT Salary: £15,274 - £16,607 actual salary pro rata (Grade 4, SCP 6-11) Term Time Only (Plus 5 INSET Days) 27.5 hours a week, Monday-Friday (opportunities for additional hours may be available) PERMANENT Required to start as soon as possible Maths Teaching Assistant for 27.5 hours per week to work with students on a one to one basis, small group as well as classroom support within the Maths Faculty. We would welcome applications from candidates with limited experience as well as those who may have worked with children before. We provide excellent support and guidance to successful candidates at all levels of prior experience from a dedicated and experienced team of staff. The Mathematics Faculty consists of a team of highly experienced teachers as well as two current teaching Assistants. There is a Head of Faculty, Assistant head of Faculty and Key Stage Leader all with a wealth of experience to support staff across the Faculty and Maths results are continually positive and some of the best in the Academy at key Stage 4 and 5. The main aim of the role is to support students to achieve their full potential by providing targeted support to students within the classroom and 1-1 and small group mathematic interventions within and beyond the classroom. This is to enable these students to overcome barriers to their learning, particularly in basic mathematical concepts and to enable them to develop more effective coping strategies to enable them to access the curriculum and engage in wider opportunities to enable them to be more successful. Experience of working with secondary age students and specific Mathematics subject knowledge and experience in interventions would be an advantage. The successful candidate may be asked to work with students across different years/ages and support them with varied learning strategies, in various subjects to support them in their learning for numeracy across the curriculum as needed although the majority of the time they will be working with students in the Mathematics Faculty. The post holders' responsibilities may also include providing small group or one to one support; general classroom support, including the induction of new students into the Mathematics curriculum. This also includes developing resources and liaising with teaching staff in the development and delivery of a differentiated curriculum to meet the needs of students with low mathematics KS2 scores or those struggling within the mainstream classroom and then support students in their re-integration into the Maths curriculum. There are also possibilities and opportunities for Mathematics TA’s who are able to work during lunchtimes (lunch duties) and/or possibilities after school to extend your hours to work with for example for additional curriculum needs and/or to enhance our enrichment opportunities in a variety of areas such as: Literacy, numeracy, SEMH skills and other subject support beyond the curriculum and social and skill based activities to broaden their experiences and opportunities. This will be based on the needs of the Mathematics Faculty, EHCP hours for students and wider needs of the Academy. There are excellent opportunities for staff to thrive and develop further at the Academy. Joseph Leckie Academy is a vibrant, exciting and innovative mixed 11-18 Converter Academy with an overall positive progress score every year since 2017 and within the top 3 non-selective schools in Walsall every year since 2017. With our excellent results and being graded as “Good” across all areas by Ofsted (October 2021) and our continual desire and drive to continue moving forward, this is an exciting time for you to join our team. Since 2017, the Academy has remained as one of the top non-selective secondary school for progress in Walsall based on validated results and is one of the highest performing schools in the region for student progress. Our last Ofsted inspection in we were judged the Academy to be good in all categories and for overall effectiveness with some excellent feedback across all subjects and our Pastoral Care. We pride ourselves on our high expectations of all learners. This creates a calm learning environment where teachers can teach and students can learn as was clearly supported by the feedback from Ofsted. We offer a highly supportive environment and are committed to ensuring outstanding teaching, behaviour, progress and achievement. Staff are proud to work in our Academy. Ofsted commented that: “Pupils are proud of their school. Their attendance and punctuality are good. Pupils are safe. The school is calm and purposeful, and disruption to learning is rare. Few pupils underachieve and most flourish. Pupils of all abilities are enthusiastic learners who enjoy their learning. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) thrive. They receive strong support. Pupils with SEND speak highly of this strong support. They say, ‘support staff know us well.” “Teachers deploy teaching assistants effectively so that pupils get good support. Teachers share information about the lesson with teaching assistants in advance. Together, they shape the lesson to meet pupils’ needs. They spend time with each pupil so that they know what to do. We are an expanding Academy with numbers growing, now well over 1500 and continuing to be over- subscribed at Key stage 3 and in our large Sixth form, so this is an ideal opportunity and an exciting time for you to join our team as we continue to expand and grow and there will excellent opportunities for you and this role to grow and develop further. This is a fantastic opportunity for an outstanding candidate to join our dynamic team at the forefront of change and to make a real difference to our drive to continue to raise standards across the Academy. If you believe that you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we would love to hear from you. We can offer you: - • Friendly and supportive staff across the Academy • Excellent support and professional development opportunities and pathways for progression as a TA or in other roles such as becoming a teacher, mentor or other opportunities subject to your needs, ambition, prior qualifications and experiences • A high focus on staff well-being with staff social events, sports activities, well-being counsellor, well-being co-ordinator for staff, staff breakfasts, employee assistance programme and much more… • A well established and supportive Induction programme for all staff at all levels which TA’s are welcome to join • A well-established, experienced and dedicated Mathematics Faculty who run their own induction programme as well focusing on the role and ensuring you feel confident to carry out your role effectively • Excellent resources, programs and technology for supporting our students • A large and expanding Academy at the forefront of change and growth, with high standards and an ambitious desire to better the lives of our students and impact further on our wider community. You will have: • Practical skills and expertise as outlined in the Job description, particularly in relation to Mathematics interventions • A passion and vision for working with students in their personal, social and emotional needs as well as their academic development • The ability to motivate and inspire students • The ability to stimulate curiosity, interest and enjoyment in learning and mathematics • Confidence in dealing with students across different age ranges particularly Key Stage 3 and 4 • Creative skills and a professional approach • High expectations of students • The determination to support in raising student achievement • Team skills • Outstanding inter-personal and communication skills with students, colleagues and parents • A clear understanding of the importance of Safeguarding. Further details and an application form can be obtained from Mrs Samantha Richards or our website: Joseph Leckie Academy - Vacancies Please complete and return applications to : hrjosephleckieacademy.co.uk Closing date for applications: Monday 19th February 2024 at Midday Joseph Leckie Academy is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students and candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.