Teaching Assistant

Please note working hours for this position are 8AM - 4:00PM

Salary: Grade 2, £22,665 - £22,841 per annum
(Approximately £18,126 - £18,266 pro rata per annum (0.79972 FTE)

About us and the role

We are looking for several innovative and inspirational Teaching Assistants who put the welfare and progress of our children at the centre of everything they do, and have a desire to support our pupils to be the best they can be through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth.

Would you like to join a growing school with exciting opportunities, and a school who genuinely cares for their Avanti family? Would you like to work with pupils who have excellent learning behaviours and a thirst for knowledge? Would you like to work in a school that values you as a person, providing many staff benefits? Then Avanti Meadows Primary School is the school for you!

Avanti Meadows opened in September 2021 and was the first of three brand-new schools for the new all-through Learning Village and education provision in Bishop’s Stortford North. Our pupil numbers are steadily increasing: we started with 35 children in 2021 and we are now exceeding 220, with nine classes through the school. At full capacity, Avanti Meadows will be a three-form entry primary school, with 620 children, and will continue to provide parents and pupils with the highest standards of education and pastoral care.

The site for Avanti Meadows is a brand-new building with contemporary and first-class facilities, which makes for a unique learning experience.

Since our first school opened in 2008, Avanti Schools Trust has grown in a considered and gradual way. Now, we are a family of 12 schools across the UK, serving over 4,500 children and young people and 450 staff.

If you are highly motivated and a team player with enthusiasm, high expectations and good interpersonal skills, then please apply for this rewarding post with us. 

We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for taking the interest in our post at Avanti Meadows Primary School. 

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• A strong vision of Educational Excellence, Character Formation and Spiritual Insight
• Great opportunities for professional development
• LGPS pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria
• O2 discounts
• NUS Card
• Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Access to multiple well-being programmes
• Cycle to work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
• Plus many more

What will you do?

• To work under the specific supervision, instruction and guidance of the class teacher to support the teaching and learning activities in the classroom.
• To provide general support to the class teacher in the organisation and management of pupils and the classroom.
• To assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment.
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils, ensuring they have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

What are we looking for?

• Experience of working with relevant age group within a learning environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Awareness of Health and Safety requirements within a school setting
• High degree of drive, resilience and enthusiasm
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people
• Flexibility to work across age ranges

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.