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Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2025 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 2RZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 461ea0ae-100c-4733-84e5-655b05f16424-1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills that enable instructions to be understood by pupils at differing levels that promotes learning and understanding
Ability to communicate effectively and build good working relationships with staff, parents, carers and other stakeholders relevant to the post
Relevant skills to follow and deliver an intervention programme plan successfully
Relevant skills that enable effective review and feedback on child progress
Problem solving skills that enable a pro-active and effective approach in supporting pupils for continued improvement
Computer literate with the ability to positively promote the use of ICT in pupil learning
Good spelling skills.
Ability to adapt the support to ensure personalised learning that is motivating, engaging and fun. (Desirable)
Experience
Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with children that encourages and enables child development
Experience of implementing strategies that promote positive behaviour
Working with young children in a relevant environment
Teaching Assistant in a primary school setting. (Desirable)
Experience of working within an Academy. (Desirable)
Experience of successfully delivering a specific programme of support to an individual or small group of children. (Desirable)
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer You
To your career
• A strong commitment and support for your personal leadership journey
• Opportunities for shared learning and collaboration across the Trust and the wider network
• Extensive professional and personal development opportunities
• To help shape the future of successful and innovative schools.
To be part of something bigger
• A system leader on the local and regional stage
• A strong and supportive governing body
• The opportunity to be part of the Academy Leadership Teams, where they are passionate and committed to a shared set of values to make a difference as we drive improvement in a changing world
• A collaborative Trust which inspires innovation and a network of professionals who, through can influence and shape the strategy of the whole organisation.
To make a difference
• To be part of a team that makes a real difference to the life chances of our children and young people
• Contributing to the creation of a culture and environment in which staff feel valued, are inspired and work in buildings which promote and enhance the progress and learning of our young people.
Other staff benefits
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• The mental health and wellbeing of staff is of key importance and in addition to professional support we provide an extensive employee assistance provision, including 24/7 telephone helpline and counselling
• Lifestyle health and wellbeing programme
• Access to an extensive personal development programme
• Access to the University’s vast Library resources and to the National College resource
• Employee Discounts platform, saving £££’s on a range of goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eyecare Voucher Scheme
• Eligibility to join TOTUM (NUS Extra)
• Security of knowing you are joining an organisation whose sponsor has been promoting education for almost 180 years.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills that enable instructions to be understood by pupils at differing levels that promotes learning and understanding
Ability to communicate effectively and build good working relationships with staff, parents, carers and other stakeholders relevant to the post
Relevant skills to follow and deliver an intervention programme plan successfully
Relevant skills that enable effective review and feedback on child progress
Problem solving skills that enable a pro-active and effective approach in supporting pupils for continued improvement
Computer literate with the ability to positively promote the use of ICT in pupil learning
Good spelling skills.
Ability to adapt the support to ensure personalised learning that is motivating, engaging and fun. (Desirable)
Experience
Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with children that encourages and enables child development
Experience of implementing strategies that promote positive behaviour
Working with young children in a relevant environment
Teaching Assistant in a primary school setting. (Desirable)
Experience of working within an Academy. (Desirable)
Experience of successfully delivering a specific programme of support to an individual or small group of children. (Desirable)
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer You
To your career
• A strong commitment and support for your personal leadership journey
• Opportunities for shared learning and collaboration across the Trust and the wider network
• Extensive professional and personal development opportunities
• To help shape the future of successful and innovative schools.
To be part of something bigger
• A system leader on the local and regional stage
• A strong and supportive governing body
• The opportunity to be part of the Academy Leadership Teams, where they are passionate and committed to a shared set of values to make a difference as we drive improvement in a changing world
• A collaborative Trust which inspires innovation and a network of professionals who, through can influence and shape the strategy of the whole organisation.
To make a difference
• To be part of a team that makes a real difference to the life chances of our children and young people
• Contributing to the creation of a culture and environment in which staff feel valued, are inspired and work in buildings which promote and enhance the progress and learning of our young people.
Other staff benefits
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• The mental health and wellbeing of staff is of key importance and in addition to professional support we provide an extensive employee assistance provision, including 24/7 telephone helpline and counselling
• Lifestyle health and wellbeing programme
• Access to an extensive personal development programme
• Access to the University’s vast Library resources and to the National College resource
• Employee Discounts platform, saving £££’s on a range of goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eyecare Voucher Scheme
• Eligibility to join TOTUM (NUS Extra)
• Security of knowing you are joining an organisation whose sponsor has been promoting education for almost 180 years.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.