Lead Teaching Assistant

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

Lead Teaching Assistant

£35360

Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy, The Park, City of Nottingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 6 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 3e1801e8faa54eabaf05b13276a7d334

Full Job Description

  • Hold a recognised level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification.

  • Be caring and supportive and committed to achieving excellent results.

  • Work alongside the teachers to ensure that learning activities are effective in promoting learning.

  • Promote the well-being of our student's providing guidance and support

  • Be able to inspire learning and progress by having an awareness of individual needs and targets to support development.

    Do you have experience of working with young people aged 11 - 18?


  • Are you an experienced and committed Teaching Assistant looking to progress in a warm and welcoming school?

    You will have a talent for engaging children and will be required to work flexibly across all age groups and abilities.

    Christ the King is a Secondary school and is located in Arnold, Nottinghamshire. We are an Ofsted-rated Good school.

    We are part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire., You do not need to be a Catholic to work for our Trust. Everyone is welcome - those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith. We ask that you are supportive of the Trust's Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

    Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.

    The Trust actively supports Apprenticeships, with many Teaching Assistants (TAs) enhancing their skills in SEND through these programs.

    We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

    This role complements the work of our teachers and will vary from day to day. Working with children who have varying needs, from SEN needs to behavioural and emotional needs you will be required to plan work and assess the progress of our children.

    There will be opportunities to develop within the school and make a valued contribution to our children's learning.

    This is a permanent, full time, role. You will be working 37 hours per week, term time only.,
  • A salary of £22,406 - £24,814 per annum (OLOL Band 4, scale points 11 - 17)

  • Wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best

  • A team of talented and highly committed staff in a supportive working environment

  • Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.

  • Access to first-class CPD opportunities with a specialist support staff CPD programme.

  • Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme- emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.

  • Health and wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider.

  • Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme