Teaching Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting position for a candidate who has a passion to transform lives and change society through education. A key role within our mission to ensure we are inclusive and ensure all pupils can flourish and succeed at St Edmund Arrowsmith. We are looking to welcome a colleague who can support pupils who have educational needs within the academy. This may be directly working with pupils who have an Education Health and Care Plan or supporting pupils who need additional support to access specific areas of the curriculum offer.

For more information on duties and responsibilities, please view Recruitment Pack.

What the school offers its staff

We recognise that employee wellbeing and work-life balance are essential to thriving in the workplace.

The Trust places a high value on providing a range of benefits for all colleagues, beyond the essentials of receiving professional recognition, networking and CPD, commensurate financial reward and job satisfaction.

Please take a look at our website and social media channels to get a real sense of the support that we provide to all our employees, including our full staff benefits package: www.pfcmat.org/ Staff-Benefits-Package

All our schools will be delighted to have informal conversations with potential candidates before the closing date.

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.