Graduate Teaching Assistant (FTC)

Job Description

£20,124.18+ AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional AET Benefits

Full Time, Fixed term until July 2025

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

September 2024 Start

Defined by its sense of community, supported by its talented staff and enriched by its aspirational and motivated student body, Greensward Academy is searching for a Graduate Teaching Assistant to become the newest member of its team!

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant you will play a crucial role in supporting our students either in class, one to one or in small groups.

Rated as "Good" by OFSTED and boasting a large and vibrant sixth form which has been ranked amongst the very best in the country for almost a decade, we are a school that places the student at the centre of everything we do.

If you:

Are able to work as part of our fantastic team to ensure the needs of the students you are working with are met
Believe in the values of mutual respect, equality and dignity;
Can develop effective working relationships with colleagues, students and their families and see the value of continual professional development and a willingness to embrace the challenge of change

Then Greensward Academy may well be the school for you!

Our established and positive staff benefit from:

A collaborative and supportive environment underpinned by a CPD programme where working with the best means learning from the best
An open and inclusive culture led by a dynamic principal and supported by a senior team who remain committed to their own classroom practice
The chance to engage with an enthusiastic, well mannered and resilient student body who are widely recognised as the school's greatest asset

Closing date :7th August 2024

About Academies Enterprise Trust

AET was established in 2008 and is now a national network of 57 primary, secondary, and special schools. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive network which spans nearly every region in England. We want our people to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had, so that we provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom.

With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of all our people.

AET Staff Benefits

Career development and training: AET offers a wide range of statutory and developmental training to help you succeed in your career.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. Apply today.

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Information about the School

Greensward Academy is an 11-19 comprehensive academy based in Hockley in Essex. It is part of the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), a multi-academy sponsor which aims to provide the opportunity for all young learners to fulfil their real potential. The academy is graded Good by Ofsted and its results are strong, particularly in the Sixth Form which is in the top 3% nationally and top in Essex according to DfE Post 16 Performance Tables.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.