Teaching Assistant - Level 3
Manchester Communication Primary Academy
Manchester
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 July 2015
Job overview
37.5 hours per week
Manchester Communication Primary Academy is seeking to appoint talented, ambitious practitioners. Manchester Communication Primary is a new academy that opened its doors to learners in 2014 to offer much need EYFS and Year 1 places for local children; from September our happy school has been growing in numbers. The permanent school building will be completed in September 2015 and we will accommodate nursery, reception, year 1 and year 2 children; with KS2 developing from 2016.
The Primary Academy represents a significant investment in this community and it is important for us to establish firm foundations and recruit the right people to work here. This is an exciting time to join us, as the successful candidate will be fully involved in the successful creation of a brand new school. We are therefore looking to recruit hard working staff, who share our values and who are keen to progress their careers.
This post will suit someone who has a successful track record of supporting children effectively; you may have an area of expertise that you are keen to develop and you must be keen to develop professionally; you should have at least a relevant level 3 professional qualification and the equivalent of GCSE maths and English.
The key qualities we seek are
- Ability to engage and support children
- Ability to ensure that children attain and exceed expectations
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and to have a flexible approach
- Ability to lead and mentor others
- A can do, proactive attitude
- The commitment to inclusive education and community cohesion is vital
Manchester Communication Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure for a Regulated Activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Completed Applications should be sent to:
hr@mca.manchester.sch.uk or by post to HR Officer, Manchester Communication Academy, Silchester Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester M40 8NT
Closing date for applications: Friday 10th July 2015
Interviews dates to be confirmed
About Manchester Communication Primary Academy
- Manchester Communication Primary Academy
- 49 Parkstead Drive, Harpurhey
- Manchester
- M9 5QN
- United Kingdom
Manchester Communication Primary Academy (as seen on TV! Britain‘s Got Talent 2022) opened in 2014, moving into a state of the art newly built school in 2015.
Since then we have recruited a diverse and committed team of professionals
who adopt nurturing principles to help children achieve academic excellence. If this sounds like a team which you could contribute to, please do read on.
The Academy has excellent working conditions and offers ongoing support for
continued professional and personal development.
We are therefore looking
to recruit professionals who share our values and have high expectations of
themselves and the children who they teach.
The academy’s support includes the following:
*Coaching approach to professional development; lesson observations not
graded and no ‘data-driven performance management’.
* Sensible approach to feedback on children’s work- verbal feedback policy.
* High quality published schemes of work used for teaching of maths,
spelling and phonics- training provided on these.
* Every member of staff can take one 'flexi day' holiday per year in
term-time.
* Teaching staff have a minimum of 2 slots of PPA per week. 1 slot always
with year-group partners.
* Weekly staff training session centred on training needs.
* Car leasing and technology purchasing schemes by salary sacrifice.
* School finishes at 2pm on a Friday.
* 2 week holiday at October half-term.
* Access to confidential personal support provided by an external agency
(financial advice, counselling etc).
* Excellent career progression routes through a talent management strategy
for those who are keen to develop. All leadership roles at MCPA
are paid through a leadership allowance or scale, including subject leaders
and TA leaders.
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