Teaching Assistant

1 week ago

Chesterfield, United Kingdom Derbyshire County Council Full time

Old Hall Junior School would like to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Teaching & Learning Assistant. You will have a high level of personal skills and be able to empathise and understand the children that you will be working with.

Old Hall Junior School has a committed and friendly staff team who work hard as a team to provide the best for our children.

Working at Old Hall Junior School, you will be part of the LEARNERs’ Trust, a large MAT operating across, Derby, Derbyshire and Rotherham. The trust is a close community of schools that collaborate at every level to support the achievement of pupils and staff.

**Context**

The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.

We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.

**Why **do we exist?

Our **purpose** is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future
- Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.
- Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.
- Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect.

**How **will we act?

We will use our **purpose** as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;
**Connected** (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)

**Helpful** (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)

**Organised** (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)

**Informed** (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)

**Candid** (disagreeing openly and compassionately)

**Effective** (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)

**Simple** (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)

**What **is our strategy?

We will use our **culture** to ensure the work of the Trust;
- Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools
- Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity
- Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children

We would warmly encourage you to contact the school on: (01246 273801) about the role.

**NB: PLEASE DO NOT APPLY VIA DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCL.**

**ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA MY NEW TERM**

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.

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