Teaching Assistant level 3

  • Employer: Knowsley Schools
  • Salary: £26,421 - £28,770 pro rata per annum
  • Location: The Deans Trust, Lord Derby Academy, Seel Road, Huyton, Merseyside
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working Pattern: Part Time/Term Time
  • Hours: 32 hours per day.
  • DBS Check: Enhanced
  • Closing Date: 12/08/2024 at 12:00
  • Reference: EXTERNAL - THE DEAN TRUST

 

In response to increasing pupil numbers, Lord Derby Academy is seeking to appoint a number of suitably qualified, experienced and enthusiastic colleagues to join our SEND department:


Teaching Assistant Level 3

32 hours per week / Term time plus 5 INSET days

Salary – Pay Band F / SCP Point 12 - 17  / £26,421 - £28,770 per annum pro rata (£23,372.42 – £25,450.38 actual per annum pro rata)

To commence as soon as possible

 Lord Derby Academy is part of the Dean Trust, which has a number of very high performing schools and a proven track record of sustained improvement. The Dean Trust’s vision of “Believe, Achieve, Succeed” has been embraced by all of the schools in The Dean Trust.

 

We are delighted to the provide the opportunity to join a highly motivated team at Lord Derby Academy, where the recent Ofsted inspection reported that ‘staff are immensely proud to work at this school’ (OFSTED 2023).

 

 We can offer you the opportunity to work in a school

  • which has achieved the Inclusion Quality Mark Inclusive Schools Award for three consecutive years (2020, 2021 & 2022) and received the 2019 Knowsley Team of the Year Award for Inclusion
  • where the SEND department is well established “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported” (OFSTED 2019)
  • with exceptionally high staff retention rate
  • with a commitment to staff wellbeing
  • with access to high quality CPD “Staff say that they benefit from the training programme and some are inspired by it” (OFSTED 2019)
  • which sets high standards of behaviour “Pupils’ behaviour is consistently good around school and in lessons” (OFSTED 2019)

 

We are highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS vetting procedures are required for all posts. 

“We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate apply”

 

Deadline for applications – Monday, 12 August 2024 at 12 noon

Interview Date – To be confirmed

How to apply

To apply, please visit our careers website careers.thedeantrust.co.uk or for further information please contact Mrs N Brady (HR Assistant) on 0151 477 8860 or email recruitment@lordderbyacademy.co.uk

We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate apply”

This vacancy is now closed