Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Leigh Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F63-269-S
• Posted:24/04/2025
• Pay:£17,944 per annum actual salary (£24,404 FTE)
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:23/06/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Shape Futures at Snowfields Academy's New Minster Campus as a Teaching Assistant!

Are you a kind, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual looking for a unique opportunity to shape the future of young learners?

Leigh Academies Trust is delighted to announce an opening for Teaching Assistants to join the founding team at Snowfields Academy's brand new Minster campus, ready to welcome students in September 2025! This is your chance to be part of something truly special, establishing a supportive and thriving learning environment from the very beginning.

Imagine the satisfaction of helping students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) unlock their potential within a brand-new, purpose-built setting. As a key member of the Snowfields Academy's New Minster team, you'll play a vital role in creating a positive and inclusive atmosphere where every child can flourish.

What You’ll Be Doing
✔ Supporting students with learning difficulties, helping them gain confidence and skills.
✔ Working alongside teachers to create an inclusive and engaging learning environment.
✔ Encouraging independence and resilience in every student.
✔ Building strong relationships with students, families, and staff to ensure each child is supported.
✔ Getting involved in school activities, trips, and real-world learning experiences.

You’ll be an integral part of the teaching team, ensuring that Snowfields Academy remains a place where every student feels supported, challenged, and inspired.

If you are a motivated and compassionate individual with the skills and dedication to support our students, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to join our team and help shape the future of Snowfields Academy.

This is a permanent position offering a salary of £17,944 per annum actual salary (£24,404 full time equivalent), based on 31.63 hours per week, term time + 1 week. 9:15am-4pm Monday to Friday, with alternative Wednesdays finishing at 4:45pm.

Information about the trust

As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve
• Address:LAT Head Office,
  Carnation Road,
  Rochester,
  Kent,
  ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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