Teaching Assistant - Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy

Teaching Assistant – General Level 2 required for January 2022, term time only

Grade 3 - £18,562 - £18,933 (actual pay for term time only £16,241.74 - £16,566.37)

We are looking for a stand-out candidate to join our staff as a teaching assistant.  We are looking for the right person – someone who understands the needs of SEMH pupils and someone who can provide support to the teachers in the care and learning of our pupils.

The position available will, in the main, be providing support in our ACL - Alternative Centre for Learning that is being built on the existing site, and will also include some support in the ‘main’ building.

Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy are looking for the right people to join us.  This is a rare opportunity to join us on our pursuit to become an 'outstanding' Alternative Provision Academy and centre of excellence for inclusive education.  This is an exciting time to join the Chaselea family as we continue our journey with a new Headteacher and having joined the Manor Hall Academy Trust.

Chaselea is proud to:

• be a pupil centered, supportive and improvement focused school;
• have supportive, forward thinking and positive leadership and management teams;
• show commitment to workload regulation and staff wellbeing;
• teach in small class sizes enabling rapid progress and maximum achievement;
• be innovative, flexible and continually review our progressive curriculum;
• offer genuine opportunity to develop personally and professionally;
• be open to innovation, new ideas and developmental suggestions;
• work in partnership with the Academy Trust, the District, external services and agencies and the Local Authority for the betterment of the young people.

Can you engage young people and enrich their educational experience?

• Are you inclusive, empathetic and supportive?
• Are you solution focused, positive and determined?
• Are you confident to adapt, push and develop your daily practice?
• Do you have aspirations to lead?
• Are you skilled at building relationships with challenging learners?
• Are you looking to make a real difference to a young person’s life?

If you can honestly say 'yes' to these questions, we want to meet you and welcome anyone wishing to visit the school prior to application.  We have set aside three appointments for tours to meet key staff and explore the school.  These are Wednesday 22^nd September at 1000, Thursday 30^th September at 1000 and Wednesday 7^th October at 1000.  If you would like to attend one of these dates then please either ring the school office on 01543 22795, or email office@capa.manorhall.academy.

Chaselea strives to provide an “outstanding” educational experience, delivering GCSE and Vocational courses at KS4, and an innovative core subject and topic based curriculum at KS3.  Staff are encouraged to develop skills outside their specialism and to contribute to the combined efforts of the small, committed team that are held in high regard by our pupils and the community.  To do this we need a supportive, hard-working, caring and passionate team made up of outstanding teachers and empathetic support staff.

Alongside our commitment to safeguarding and pupil welfare, we proactively address work-life balance and staff wellbeing.

This position is subject to references and an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation if Offenders Act 1974.

Closing date for applications: 17:00 Wednesday 13^th October 2021

Short listing: Friday 15^th October 2021

Interviews: Wednesday 20^th October 2021

Please post, or email application forms and recruitment monitoring forms:

F.A.O. Mr Paul Archer, Headteacher, Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy, Avon Road, Cannock, WS11 1LH

Tel: 01543 227095 

Email: headteacher@capa.manorhall.academy