LSU - Teaching Assistant (Part-time)

Contract term: Permanent

Contract type: Term-time only, Part-time, 21 hours per week. Working hours are 08:15-15:45, Wednesday to Friday.

Scale: Grade 3, point 4-6 (£23,114 - £23,893 FTE), pro rata starting salary of £11,624.

This is a great opportunity to come and work in our highly rated secondary school in central Manchester. Under the guidance of teaching staff, provide support for pupils who require help to enable access to learning and to assist in the management of pupils. Provide specialist support in a specific area of curriculum and to supervise groups and occasionally whole classes for a session/lesson in the classroom or outside the main teaching area as required.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• The opportunity to join our school of 1500 students aged 11-18, supported by a hugely talented, hard-working staff team;


• Excellent facilities in new and refurbished buildings;


• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme;


• Free parking and use of the school Fitness Suite;


• Childcare Voucher Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme in operation;


• Access to Health Assured's 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme;


• Staff Wellbeing Fund for initiatives, activities and social events that support staff mental and physical health;


• We are a socially inclusive and equal opportunities school and committed to and actively promote equal opportunities for all our students and staff.


WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU:

• Experience and an understanding of safeguarding and child protection issues, or be willing to undertake training in these areas;


• Numeracy and literacy skills at least equivalent to RQF Level 2; good ICT skills are also desirable;


• Ideally have significant experience working as a Teaching Assistant or similar;


• Experience of working with students who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs;


• Ability to build positive and professional relationships with students and their parent(s)/carer(s);


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work well within a team, yet able to demonstrate an ability to work unsupervised utilising their own initiative;


• Be professional, flexible and innovative, with experience of undertaking a wide variety of duties and an ability to remain calm and helpful under pressure to deal skilfully with unanticipated situations;


• High level of administrative and well organised working experience with an adaptable and positive approach to with competing priorities and deadlines, ideally in an educational setting and with experience of using SIMS;


• Supportive of the school's excellent staff attendance and punctuality record.


Please note that training will be provided on safeguarding and school specific IT applications.

CVs will not be considered - please complete the Tes online form. For more information about our school please visit our school website: www.trinityhigh.com

Trinity CE High School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The school operates a Safer Recruitment policy. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.


• Experience and an understanding of safeguarding and child protection issues, or be willing to undertake training in these areas;


• Numeracy and literacy skills at least equivalent to RQF Level 2; good ICT skills are also desirable;


• Ideally have significant experience working as a Teaching Assistant or similar;


• Experience of working with students who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs;


• Ability to build positive and professional relationships with students and their parent(s)/carer(s);


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work well within a team, yet able to demonstrate an ability to work unsupervised utilising their own initiative;


• Be professional, flexible and innovative, with experience of undertaking a wide variety of duties and an ability to remain calm and helpful under pressure to deal skilfully with unanticipated situations;


• High level of administrative and well organised working experience with an adaptable and positive approach to with competing priorities and deadlines, ideally in an educational setting and with experience of using SIMS;


• Supportive of the school's excellent staff attendance and punctuality record.
  
  The opportunity to join our school of 1500 students aged 11-18, supported by a hugely talented, hard-working staff team;


• Excellent facilities in new and refurbished buildings;


• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme;


• Free parking and use of the school Fitness Suite;


• Childcare Voucher Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme in operation;


• Access to Health Assured's 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme;


• Staff Wellbeing Fund for initiatives, activities and social events that support staff mental and physical health;


• We are a socially inclusive and equal opportunities school and committed to and actively promote equal opportunities for all our students and staff.