Teaching Assistant

Fixed term – 1 year (with the potential to become permanent)

  To start September 2024

 Term time only 

Salary: Scale TA1b – Scale Range 3-4

FTE salary: £22,737 - £23,114 (52 weeks

Working hours:  08:50 - 14:50 (with an unpaid mid-morning and lunch break)

Depending upon the department, there is also some requirement to attend paid professional days and/or a paid fortnightly training meeting

Actual starting salary: £14,957.99 pa (based on 25.5 hours worked, 38 weeks per year and includes holiday pay) 

We are seeking skilled and enthusiastic individuals to join our hard-working team of professionals who dedicate themselves to enabling our students to cope in a mainstream setting and feel safe to prosper academically and socially both now and in the future.

The successful candidate will:        

• ·         Have an approachable and patient nature;

• ·         be positive, proactive and professional;

• ·         have excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence;

• ·         be able to liaise confidently with staff and students;

• ·         have a minimum of 5 GCSE grade 4/C including English and Maths;

• ·         be energetic and have an interest in working with SEN children / young pupils; and

• ·         for sixth form roles must have at least A levels or an equivalent level qualification.

The position could provide valuable experience for those wishing to enter the teaching profession.  It would also be ideal for a school leaver before University or for a parent who is wishing to return to work.

The Cam Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, prohibition from teaching check, section 128 check (as required) and a medical questionnaire.

We recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is as important as safeguarding against any other vulnerability. As such, all staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect whatever their race, gender, sexuality, religious belief, special need, or disability.  As part of our commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the Government's Prevent Strategy.