At a Glance
- Tasks: Support teachers and help students achieve their best in a friendly environment.
- Company: Join Wilsthorpe School, a high-performing academy on the rise.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, employee discounts, and extensive professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive team and a focus on employee wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Enthusiasm for education and a passion for supporting diverse learners.
The predicted salary is between 22279 - 23356 £ per year.
Grade and Salary: Grade 2: £22,279 - £23,356 actual salary per annum pro rata (£26,016 - £27,274 FTE)
Working pattern: 37 hours per week / 39 weeks per year
Contract term: Permanent
The School: Wilsthorpe School is a high-performing academy that is well on the path to becoming an outstanding school. Everyone in the school believes in our journey of improvement and shares common goals. Strong relationships exist between students and staff which are open, warm, and friendly and these relationships have led to excellent attitudes to learning.
The role: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant to join an already existing committed team at Wilsthorpe School. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, hard-working, and passionate about supporting young people achieve their best. The successful candidate will work in partnership with teachers to support learning in line with the national curriculum, codes of practice, policies, and procedures.
The person: Patience will be key to this role as you will be supporting students in a specific curriculum area or support students with varying degrees of learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory, or physical difficulties. You will play an integral part in ensuring students with any degree of SEND meet targets and progress in line with students not on the SEND register.
Why join us? There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded, and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal-related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
- Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
- An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
- Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
- Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
- A stimulating, supportive, and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
- Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
- A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees.
The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references, and successful completion of vetting procedures. In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
Teaching Assistant (Level A) EDV/2026/WS/19576 Wilsthorpe School Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 4WT Permanent | Full-Time £22,279.00 - £23,356.00 Annually (Actual) 14.4 miles from Ashfield Comprehensive School employer: Coast and Vale Learning Trust
Appleton Academy, as part of Exceed Academies Trust, offers a supportive and inclusive work environment where every team member is valued. With a strong focus on professional development and employee growth, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills while contributing to a positive school atmosphere. Located in a vibrant community, this role not only allows you to make a meaningful impact on students' lives but also provides a chance to be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence in education.
Contact Details:
Coast and Vale Learning Trust Recruitment Team
