Apprentice Teaching Assistant and Midday Supervisor

·        National Apprenticeship wage (currently £6.40 per hour)

·        35 Hours per week (Teaching Assistant - 32.5 hours per week Midday Supervisor 2.5 hours per week)

·        Term Time Only – 39 weeks per annum

·        16-18 Month FTC

·       Closing Date: 10 December 2025 at 12PM noon, (if this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview for this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised).

·        Start Date: ASAP

·        Interviews: TBC

We are searching for the best education professionals to join our trust. Are you passionate about making a difference to our children’s learning? Are you looking for a new challenge?

Here at Phoenix Academy, we are extremely ambitious for our pupils and although our pupils have a range of different needs, we strive to eradicate barriers to educational success for all. We are pupil centred, and this means that we recognise that achievement has many forms and the imparting of skills that will have life-long benefits is key to our teaching philosophy.  Our teachers are committed to delivering excellent learning experiences for all pupils, with a key focus on their wellbeing through compassionate and ethical engagement.  We will help them to be the very best they can be. Once our pupils move onto secondary school, we are proud that they will leave with high self-esteem that enables them to meet the challenges ahead with determination and confidence.

The successful candidate will undertake a Level 2/3 qualification as part of the role and will be joining a well led, dynamic team, whose colleagues all enjoy supporting the Academy and its culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

The ideal candidate will have a good basic education to GCSE level (to include English and Maths), be an ambitious professional and will join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring; creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students. 

Together, our approach will be to:

 • Ensure highly effective classroom practice

• Commit to overcoming barriers to learning for all pupils, without exception

• Secure high levels of engagement from all stakeholders which enable excellent pupil achievement

In return, you can expect fantastic Professional Development opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package, shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.

We are proud to be a part of the Academy Transformation Trust family of academies whose mission is to transform learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success.

 To learn more and apply online, please see our application pack for more information and visit our careers page.

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024.  We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications.  We are open to Flexible Working.