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Level 1 Teaching Assistant - Brackensdale Spencer Academy

Reference: APR20225231
Expiry date: 2022-05-15 22:59:00.000
Location: Derby
Salary: £15,831.00 - £17,136.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Local Government Pension, Health Assured
Attachments: Teaching Assistant Level 1 APR 22 Job Description.pdf

Are you passionate about making a difference to children’s lives? Do you have what it takes to engage and inspire our curious and eager young learners?

Brackensdale Spencer Academy is a warm and welcoming, two-form entry primary school located in Mackworth, Derby. We are also proud to be part of the Spencer Academies Trust, a highly successful MAT based in the East Midlands. We are looking to recruit an ambitious and dedicated teaching assistant to provide the highest standards of teaching and learning for our children. The ideal candidate will be committed to inclusive practices and promote success for all learners, regardless of barriers. 

We ask a great deal of our staff and in return we offer an outstanding opportunity for the right person to make a real impact on children’s lives and the vibrant community we serve, as well as developing their own career in our successful and innovative Trust. You will have access to first class training and mentoring which will enable you to enhance your practice quickly and develop as a leader should you wish to do so.

You will join our vibrant and forward-looking team of highly dedicated, collaborative and supportive colleagues who have the drive to make a real difference to our pupils and the wider community.

If you share our vision of delivering a high quality and distinctive education, where no child is left behind, it would be great to arrange a visit prior to application. We welcome applications from all and are dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for all. 

Please contact Joanna McGregor principal@brackensdalespencer.com and let us know the dates and times when you can visit.  We look forward to hearing from you.

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 16000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 16 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe: 

  • All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
  • Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
  • We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff and have demonstrable evidence of driving teaching and learning outcomes.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS. References will be taken up before interviews are offered.

Early application is encouraged as we review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the stated deadline. 

Applications for this post must be submitted on our online application form, which can be found at www.satrust.com/vacancies

In line with safer recruitment policies references will be called for prior to interview.

Closing date for applications 15 May 2022 23:59

Interviews will likely take place on TBC

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Employer