£18,159 - £18,707 per year
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Salary: £18,159 -£18,707 Per Annum
Scale 1/2, Spinal Point 3-5
(FTE £26,238 - £27,030 per annum)
(Inclusive of Outer London Weighting
29 Hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Required as soon as possible
Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support our SEND department. There is also an opportunity to work in our Sensory Impairment Resource Base for d/Deaf and Vison Impaired students should you have relevant skills or an interest in this area.
The successful candidate will:

• Have effective communication
• Ability to adapt or modify interactions to meet pupil needs
• Ability to summarise and present information from observations of pupil performance
• Effective time management, planning and collaboration
• Ability to provide a structured activity within a group setting
• Group dynamics and how to apply them
• Ability to recognise the range and implications of factors that impact pupil behaviour
• An understanding of the behaviour patterns that might indicate problems such as substance abuse, bullying or child abuse
• Active in wider community inclusion for children with special educational needs and an interest in developing a career in education.

In return, we offer:

• High quality professional development
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme

Please complete applications by 12pm on Monday 4th November 2024. Interviews are scheduled for Friday 8th November 2024. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date.
Empower Learning Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer that is committed to safer recruitment. All applicants must be prepared to undergo screening to confirm their suitability to work with children.

At Bower Park Academy we have the great privilege to educate other people’s children, bringing with it a huge responsibility to provide the best education in an environment where we endeavour to develop the whole child as we aim to prepare young people for happiness and success in their adult lives. We offer a broad, balanced curriculum that ensures students master relevant knowledge, concepts and skills of a wide range of disciplines, whilst fostering a lifelong love of learning.
The Academy is at the heart of the local community, providing a caring and supportive environment where students are nurtured and supported to achieve success. We provide high‑quality learning for all students and believe that, no matter what their starting point or personal circumstances, every student can achieve success.
In September 2016, Bower Park joined the Empower Learning Academy Trust (ELAT), with Hall Mead School, Hacton Primary School, Ardleigh Green Junior School, Ardleigh Green Infants School and The Brittons Academy. Hall Mead, as the sponsor, is an outstanding school with teaching school status. The Trust is using best practice development to support all staff across the schools to improve the quality of provision. In this way, ELAT is helping the schools to rapidly improve the quality of provision to ensure success for all students.
We will equip every student with the skills, attributes, values and qualifications necessary to lead highly successful adult lives.
Simon London - CEO, Empower Learning Academy Trust
Ofsted report
"Pupils’ personal development is strong. There are many opportunities for pupils to develop their leadership skills and take responsibility. As a result, pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education"