Havering Schools Jobs
Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Employer: Empower Learning Academy Trust
- Reference: ELAT/19/109589
Empower Learning Academy Trust
BOWER PARK ACADEMY
Aspire to achieve, enjoy and excel
2018 OFSTED ‘Good’ in all categories
“Pupils’ attitudes to school are positive. They are keen to learn and proud of their school.
Staff morale and their commitment to improvement is impressive.
A rigorous focus on teaching and learning has had a strong impact on improving standards.”
Vacancy: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Salary – Scale 3 Point 5-6
£14776- £15043 Pro- rata
(£21591 - £21981 FTE)
39 weeks per year 29 hours per week.
Required for an immediate start
Bower Park Academy is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 co-educational school with 850 pupils on roll. We are part of the Empower Learning Academy Trust providing staff with fantastic CPD opportunities and shared practices across the Trust. If you want to be part of a school that is rapidly improving and want to make a difference to every child’s life chances - we would welcome your application.
The successful applicant will be a committed practitioner who wants to develop their skills knowledge and understanding to become the best they can be for our students. We will make sure you receive the CPD to enable that to happen!
Empower Learning Academy Trust Inspiring Learners, Changing Lives
- Empower Learning Academy Trust was formed in September 2016 and currently consists of three secondary academies and one primary school in the London Borough of Havering: Hall Mead School; The Brittons Academy; Bower Park Academy and Hacton Primary School.
- Our purpose is to inspire our family of schools to provide opportunities for our pupils, staff and leaders to be the best they can be, by creating a passion for lifelong learning, enabling our pupils to become confident and impactful world citizens.
- Our vision is to build a family of local primary and secondary schools with a shared ethos of continual improvement, where powerful teaching, challenge, support and accountability lie at the heart of creating environments that focus relentlessly on the needs of the learning community and deliver outstanding outcomes for all pupils.
Why work at Bower Park Academy?
- The school is on a trajectory of rapid improvement – we want to recruit staff who want to be part of our journey to outstanding.
- An opportunity to join an ambitious multi academy trust at the heart of the local community
- An excellent career opportunity for the right candidate as a stepping stone into teaching.
- Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development through the Empower training school
General Terms and Conditions Remuneration
Hours of Work
The core hours will be a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8.15am – 2.30pm and Wednesday 8.15am – 4.30pm totalling 29 hours per week for 39 weeks of the year.
Annual Holiday entitlement will be in line with Local Government guidelines and subject to grade and continuous service, plus statutory bank holidays.
Deadlines
Please forward your completed application to Debbie Grix @ grixd@bowerpark.co.uk before 12pm on 2nd October 2019
Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the short listing and interviews will be held on the week commencing 7th October 2019
Safeguarding
We are committed to the safety of our pupils through our recruitment and school practices; all jobs are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.
We welcome applicants regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Should you wish to contact the school please telephone Mrs D Grix, HR Advisor
Tel: 01708-730244 E-mail: grixd@bowerpark.co.uk
Closing date: 2nd October 2019
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please forward your completed application to Debbie Grix @ grixd@bowerpark.co.uk before 12pm on 2nd October 2019