Vacancies

Required for Autumn 2024

Salary: NJC Scale 3, points 4-6
£26,634 - £27,438 FTE (actual starting salary £21,477)

Closing Date: Friday 30^th August, 9am
Interviews will be arranged for August upon receipt of application

Glebe School is looking for Teaching Assistants to enhance our committed and supportive team. Glebe is an outstanding secondary special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties and complex needs, including autistic spectrum disorders. 

We believe in investing in our staff and have a comprehensive and ongoing CPD programme, offering opportunities for advancement. We have recently been awarded the Gold standard by ‘Investors in People.’

We want our workforce to reflect our diverse student community and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation or disability.

Our dedicated team of teaching assistants work 33.75 hours per week (including a paid lunch break). You may work in our main school or our Provision with our pupils who have more complex needs.

Support Staff have a 39-week term time only contract, with hours worked over 38 weeks to allow for a two- week autumn half term. 

Our Teaching Assistants have:

• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• A passion for education and commitment to working alongside the teachers to provide a high quality learning environment
• Pupil focus as a priority and ability to forge positive relationships with pupils and colleagues
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• An optimistic, enthusiastic and motivated approach
• A warm, yet professional manner towards colleagues, pupils & visitors at all times
• A commitment to contributing to the positive ethos and strategic direction of the school

In return, we can offer you:

• Students who enjoy school and thrive on their broad curriculum and a wide range of activities
• A stable and committed staff team determined to give our students the best possible opportunities
• A well-being day every year
• Appropriate training and continuing professional development
• A paid break
• A supportive SLT; positive professional relationships
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme 

The Specialist Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS and satisfactory pre-employment checks will be required for this post. CVs will not be accepted. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.