Teaching Assistant - Full-time

Milestone Academy, New Ash Green

• Ref:KCC886-7066-45S
• Posted:30/09/2021
• Pay:Actual Salary £13,379 per annum (£18,476 full time
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:29/10/2021 at 08:00
• Interviews:TBC

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About the role:  We are looking to appoint committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join and support our wider SEN teams at Milestone Academy and/or across our satellite sites at Wilmington Academy, The Leigh Academy and the Star Centre at Dartford Primary Academy. This role is ideal for those who genuinely have a passion for helping children, particularly with learning difficulties, and also a fantastic opportunity for those considering a career in Teaching to gain valuable first-hand experience. Candidates who are appointed will receive full support and training from colleagues and teachers.

The basis of the role is permanent, 31.75 hours per week (8.45am - 3.30pm) or paid on claim whereby days are agreed in advance and timesheets are submitted, paid at an hourly rate of £9.58. Therefore, please state on your application the working basis that is your preference. The paid on claim option is perfect if you can only commit to a few days per week (please note that successful candidates must be available for full days, not just parts of the day). 

Help our students reach their full potential: Milestone Academy is a large special school for pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex needs, and is part of Leigh Academies Trust.  We currently have 385 pupils on roll aged between the ages of 2 and 19. The academy comprises a main site and four satellite provisions, each of which are based within other LAT mainstream academies. Milestone Academy has been judged as Outstanding by Ofsted at our last three inspections. 

What does the role involve? The main aim of this role is to support our teachers to deliver academic excellence, day in, day out, with professionalism and enthusiasm. This will involve providing a comprehensive support service to the academy including:

• Assisting students with their educational and social development, on an individual and group basis
• Providing support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
• Assisting teachers with the maintenance of student records
• Building and maintaining successful relationships with students, whilst treating them with respect and consideration
• Provide expertise to deliver a personalised curriculum for each pupil’s learning
• Work together with families and other agencies to ensure every pupil is valued, challenged and supported
• Have the highest expectation that every pupil will make sustained academic and personal progress
• Ensure that every pupil is ready for the next steps in their learning and is supported to participate in, and contribute to, life in modern Britain
• Each and every member of staff, regardless of their position or seniority, is expected to participate in the overall running of the school and to act as a positive role model for our students.  In and out of the classroom you will encourage and promote positive behaviour and effectively manage any situation that threatens to impact on the progress of other students.

Information about the school

Working for Milestone Academy: Milestone Academy is a large special school for pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex needs, across five sites and is part of Leigh Academies Trust. We currently have 385 pupils on roll aged between the ages of 2 and 19. Milestone Academy has been judged as Outstanding by Ofsted at our last three inspections.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nigel Jones
• Address:Ash Road, New Ash Green, Kent, DA3 8JZ
• Telephone: (01474) 709420
• Email: office@milestoneacademy.org.uk

Fax: (01474) 707170

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