Post: Teaching Assistant

Contract Type: Temporary up to 12 months

Salary Range: SCP10 SCP12 (GBP25,545.00 - GBP26,421.00 FTE) salary to be pro rata

Salary amounts quoted are from the 1 September to 31 August and therefore if you commence employment part way through the academic year they are subject to an equated salary adjustment

Working Type: Full Time 35 hours / 39 weeks

Base: Kirk Balk Academy, West Street, Hoyland. S74 9HX

Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity, working mainly or wholly with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 23 academies; 13 secondary and 10 primaries across the North of England in eleven Local Authority regions.

We constantly focus on standards as we understand outcomes are paramount. Our decision making is driven entirely by what is best for children. By doing this we enhance the life chances of the children and young people in our care.

Kirk Balk Academy a Northern Education Trust Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to provide support to teachers and students to improve the progress and attainment of students across different year groups.

Kirk Balk Academy is a mixed, 11-16 academy recently graded as Good in all areas at its latest Ofsted inspection. We are currently experiencing a growing number of students on roll, and a positive trend in examination results.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

Build positive relationships with all children, staff and parents.

Work closely with other colleagues and key stakeholders to remove barriers to learning.

Support interventions with students who require additional mentoring.

Promote the learning and welfare of students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with special needs under the direction of a class teacher/inclusion Manager.

Work with small groups and individual students across Key Stage 3 and 4 as required

We can offer you an excellent opportunity for career progression both within the Academy and the Trust as well as a supportive professional environment with an ambitious leadership team and a clear vision for the Academy.

Northern Education Trust offers:

The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools, should you wish in the future;

The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;

The support and expertise of Director of Subjects.

A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;

A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the NET Staff College.

Employee benefits

Free flu vaccinations

Free onsite parking

Employee discounts such as competitively priced car leasing

Access to various discount sites

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils