Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship

 Our school is one of six primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools.  At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East.  We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

At Central Walker C of E Primary School our dedicated and caring staff work hard to achieve high standards by providing a nurturing environment where all children can flourish. We are committed to developing positive relationships between children, staff, parents and the wider community.

We are seeking to appoint an excellent, highly motivated and caring Teaching Assistant Apprentice who can provide classroom support duties including curriculum related tasks under the direction of the teacher. Responding to pupils’ social, emotional and physical needs you will also be supporting the teacher in the general management of the classroom. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and self-motivated individual to join a friendly environment.

Successful candidates will have:

• Commitment to the wellbeing and care of all children
• A positive attitude and the ability to work as part of a team
• Efficient and effective organisational skills.

In return we offer:

• A positive and caring Christian ethos.
• A team of welcoming, dedicated and hardworking staff where everyone is valued.
• A commitment to continuing professional development.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust

NEAT Academy Trust is proud to be a Living Wage Employer. The Living Wage is an hourly rate calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at NEAT Academy Trust receive a supplement up to £10.90 per hour.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description and return a completed application form and equalities monitoring form by e- mail to j.brigham@neatat.org.uk no later than 21^st April 2023.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.