Primary Teaching Assistant
Job Details
Are you a fantastic teaching assistant, passionate about giving the children in your care the education they deserve?
We are looking for:
- Individuals who are passionate with high expectations of themselves and for the pupils they work with
- Teaching Assistants who share our aspirations for pupils and will inspire, challenge and motivate them to achieve
- A positive attitude, the ability to work well as part of a team and a love of reading
- Engaged, well-behaved pupils who love coming to school, enjoy their learning and are respectful, confident individuals
- A wide range of professional development opportunities including personalised CPD, coaching, mentoring and regular opportunities to share best practice across the academy and the Ark Network
- A staff team who truly support and care for each other
- A leadership team who provide substantial support and training to their staff with a genuine focus on career progression
- The opportunities that working as part of an all-through provides including a wealth of resources, subject specialists and greater options for staff development working across the phases
- Highly supportive parents who work with the school to provide the best education for our pupils
- A genuine focus on staff wellbeing; our “Wellbeing Wednesday” treats have been very popular this year!
If you are ready to add further value to our team of Primary TAs and to work alongside a brilliant school leadership team, then you will find this job extremely rewarding.
For an informal, conversation about the role please contact HR Officer, Qudsiyyah Qureshi on 0121 393 4459 or q.qureshi1@arkvictoria.org
Qualifications
- We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
- Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
- Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
- Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark here.
Benefits
We are a high performing school across all key stages, providing pupils with a unique journey in their education through the curriculum, personal development programme, student experience offer and the vast range of opportunities that we are able to provide as an all-through school.
Whilst being a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.
Visit arkvictoria.org/jobs to learn more about us.
Why work for our school?
Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy: https://arkvictoria.org/jobs/working-for-us
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment – this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
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