Teaching Assistant Level 3

Listerdale Primary Academy are committed to making a real difference to the lives of our young people and will provide outstanding learning and enrichment opportunities for them throughout their time with us. To be able to achieve this, we need to have a team of dedicated and outstanding staff, who will contribute to our exceptional learning community. We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Level 3 Teaching Assistant, who will complement the professional work of Teachers and colleagues. This role is fixed-term for 1 year, Maternity Cover. The successful candidate will plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals or groups, or short term for whole classes, and will monitor, assess, record and report on pupils’ progress, achievement and development. The successful candidate will provide cover for whole classes. The Level 3 Teaching Assistant will have experience of: Establishing productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations Supporting children consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs Teaching whole classes short term as and when required. Within agreed systems of supervision, Planning and teaching high quality learning activities designed to promote accelerated progress, address misconceptions and consolidate learning. Recording progress and achievement systematically, and provide evidence of range and level of progress and attainment Liaising with parents to support with pupils’ learning, and contribute to/lead meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback Experience of working across all key stages Modelling and promoting positive values, attitudes and behaviour Having a willingness to be fully involved in the life of the academy The role is based at Listerdale Primary Academy but may, on occasion, involve working at other academies within the trust. Safeguarding ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites. It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 Successful candidates will