Teaching Assistant - Level 1
Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, Term Time only, plus inset days
We are looking for a passionate and inspiring Level one Teaching Assistant, to join our supportive and talented team at Minerva Primary Academy in Bristol.
We are looking for a dedicated and ambitious person, with a passion for transforming our students’ lives through learning, an interest or experience in early years would be beneficial. Minerva Primary Academy is a happy and successful school. Our school ethos is ‘Learning, Believing, Growing and Achieving’ and everything we do is underpinned by our high expectations and seven learning dispositions of planning ahead, being adaptable, persevering, being curious and creative, making connections and collaborating. We are committed to providing our children with the best possible start to their education.
Our learning community work together to
- Set the highest expectations of leaders, teaching staff, children and families to ensure all children achieve
- Ensure learning is joy-filled and takes place in and out of the classroom
- Get to know all children well so we can support them and move their learning on whatever their starting point
- Have an engaging and well sequenced curriculum that enables children to understand themselves, their place in the world, seek meaning and make connections
- Encourage children to believe in themselves and developing a ‘can do’ attitude that builds resilience and self-belief.
- Teach British values to enable children to make their own choice to be safe, respectful, responsible, value the diverse world we live in and contribute positivity to society
- Raise aspirations and supporting every child to achieve their goals academically, socially and emotionally.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible
About the Cabot Learning Federation:
The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.
CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
Safeguarding and pre-employment checks:
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
Minerva Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.