Teaching Assistant

About This Role

This teaching assistant role at St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy involves providing tailored support to individual students and working with teachers to enhance learning and attainment, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The position focuses on promoting student independence, self-esteem, and social inclusion within a positive and inclusive classroom environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored support for individual students, creating a positive and inclusive classroom
• Work with teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
• Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Work with class teachers to raise the learning and attainment of pupils
• Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement
• Build effective working relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues
• Adapt your approach to meet the needs of all pupils

Requirements

• Enthusiasm for working with children and helping them achieve their best
• A proactive, adaptable approach to supporting both staff and students
• A willingness to embrace and promote our Catholic ethos (you don’t need to be Catholic but must respect our values)

Benefits

• Access to first class CPD opportunities
• Genuine opportunities for career progression with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese
• Professional assistance through an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7, and face-to-face counselling sessions if clinically advisable
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases
• Nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff

Important Details

• Closing date may be brought forward depending upon interest

About the Company

St George’s Catholic Voluntary Academy is a welcoming, vibrant and inclusive Catholic primary school situated in Littleover, Derby, with 343 children. It is part of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which brings together 25 Catholic schools across Derby City, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Stockport.