Job Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: The Fountains High School
Grade/Scale: Support Pay Scale Grade 3/Pay Point 4
Contract: 37 hours per week, term time only
About this Role
Are you looking for something different and a new challenge?
At Fountains High School (FHS), we know that finding the right role can be difficult, but this could be the opportunity for which you’ve been searching!
Fountains High School (FHS) is home to over 250 amazing students, with a range of Special Educational Needs, including complex learning needs. We are deeply committed to providing a range of tailored opportunities to help every student succeed in their own unique way. We are part of Esteem Multi Academy Trust who have 14 SEN and Alternative Provision Schools across the Trust.
As we have developed, we have continued to recruit committed, passionate and talented staff who ensure a full range of opportunities are available supporting our students to develop the skills they need to thrive in the real world.
About this Role
Teaching Assistant
Working Location: Fountains High School, Bitham Lane, Stretton, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0HB
We are looking for someone who is:
Resilient and enthusiastic with a passion for working with young people with SEND.
Able to use a variety of techniques to engage students and ensure good standards of behaviour.
Someone with a deep understanding of safeguarding and the ability to support our vulnerable students with care and commitment.
A flexible, creative problem-solver who is ready to embrace the new challenges that come with working in a special school environment.
In return, Fountains High School will offer you:
The chance to make a real difference in the lives of our children.
A friendly and supportive team
Continuous professional development
The opportunity to grow your own career within the trust.
Employee benefits including Staff well-being program.
If you are committed to making a positive impact and are ready to help our students reach their full potential, we would love for you to visit us and learn more about how you can be part our journey?
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and we would encourage you to contact our HR administrator Jane Hunter at recruitment@fountains-high.staffs.sch.uk to make arrangements.
Please refer to the Recruitment Pack, Job Description & Person Specification attached for full details of this vacancy.
Esteem MAT and its member schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The post you are applying for is classed as having a high degree of contact with children and involves “regulated activity”. As such it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Esteem MAT are a socially inclusive and equal opportunities Trust and are committed to actively promoting equal opportunities for all our staff and pupils. As part of the recruitment process, we collect and process personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use this data, in accordance with UK GDPR.
Benefits Include:
- LGPS Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contributions)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.
For further information, please contact Jane Hunter (HR & Finance Officer) on recruitment@fountains-high.staffs.sch.uk
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status.
Jane Hunter (HR & Finance Officer)
recruitment@fountains-high.staffs.sch.uk