Teaching Assistant

Wainwright Primary Academy are looking for a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our talented and supportive team. We would very much recommend and welcome you for a visit, so that you can meet us and understand our community.

Why join Wainwright Primary Academy as a Teaching Assistant?  

Our warm and welcoming academy has a talented team of experienced teaching and support staff, and an academy sponsor with a reputation for ensuring progress and development for all pupils and a fabulous newly refurbished building. We are a primary academy for pupils aged 3-11 years based in Mansfield with over 380 pupils. In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘good’ overall and judged ‘outstanding’ in four of five areas with praise for our ‘ambition, warmth and happiness’. Our academy has a caring and supportive staff team who believe in every child. The future for all children and families who attend Wainwright Primary Academy is bright, and we know that when we work together, we can ensure our children achieve their very best.

If your values and ambitions match ours, and you want to support our children to achieve their goals, we would love to hear from you.

You will need to have experience of enabling and supporting pupils with SEND with their personal, social development and academic progress from their individual starting points. Further responsibilities will include administrative tasks to support children and teaching staff.

Essential:

• Has a commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and providing equality of opportunity
• Has educational achievement sufficient to support clear reporting and presentation skills
• An excellent caring and empathetic skill towards pupils
• Have a recognised Level 2 or Level 3 qualification, or if unqualified, a willingness to complete the qualification

Desirable:

• Experience in Key Stage 2 would be beneficial
• Knowledge of working with pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Our employee benefits

At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.

In return you will benefit from:

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 14%.
• Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning.
• Full support and induction.        
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students.          
• Networking opportunities across Diverse Academies.          
• Salary sacrifice opportunities such as car, cycle and technology schemes.
• Staff discounts and offers on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
• Health and Wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider, eyecare vouchers for a free eye test and contribution towards glasses for display screen equipment users.

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

If you have any initial questions or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Carly Ripley - cripley@wainwrightprimary-ac.org.uk

Please apply through the Diverse Academies Website using the following link: Diverse Academies

Interview date: TBC