Teaching Assistant (Level 2)
Grade F, SCP 7-8
18.5 hours per week Term Time + 5 days only, permanent
(actual salary £11,051 – £11,228) – flexibility in relation to hours can be considered.
Egglescliffe is a highly successful and oversubscribed mixed comprehensive 11 – 18 school. Our visitors comment on the extremely positive learning atmosphere at the school and the focus on every student achieving and exceeding their potential.
We also hold the following national awards:
* Ofsted Outstanding School Status * National Teaching School * Sport England Sportsmark * Healthy School Award
We have:
- A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere
- Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve
- A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team
- Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents
- Opportunities for career development
We seek to appoint suitably qualified Level 2 Teaching Assistants – with experience of working with children who have communication and interaction difficulties ages 11 to 18, reporting to the SENDCo.
The successful candidate must have:
- Experience of working in an educational provision and ideally relevant qualifications in Learning Support.
- A calm, understanding and friendly personality
- The ability to manage behaviour and help students focus on any given task, encouraging pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
- A professional, nurturing and resilient approach.
- Commitment and dependability within the workplace with ability to use your own initiative.
- An understanding of the National Curriculum expectations at KS3 and 4.
- The confidence to address conflict and challenging behaviour, once trained.
- The willingness to work flexibly and constructively as part of a team, providing day to day classroom support to the children and assisting with pupil behaviour as and if required in a supportive manner.
- The ability to establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.
- The ability to helping plan lessons by preparing materials and resources.
- The capability to work with Teachers and the SENCO to ensure progress and development.
We are a newly merged Trust, Spark Education Trust which currently consists of 11 Primary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools. The Spark Education Trust can offer you a professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity, working with collaborative schools that are passionate about the progress and development of every student.
For further information about the role and to download an application form, please visit https://valt.org.uk/our-vacancies/
Please send your completed application addressed to Mr N Gittins, Head of School to: Mrs T Probert, PA to the Head Teacher and SLT, via email to: vacancies@egglescliffe.org.uk
Closing date: 2nd April 2025 at 09:00 am
Interviews: W/C 7th April
The Spark Education Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The post you are applying for is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online. Please note that feedback will only be provided to shortlisted candidate.
