Teaching Assistant 

Bailey Street Academy

Contract Type: Part-Time (19.5 hours per week over 3 days) However, we would consider full time. (32.50 hours per week over 5 days) This is a permanent position.

Location: Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy, Stafford.

Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy is part of The Manor Hall Trust and is an 11-16 school for pupils who have been permanently excluded or at risk of exclusion from the Stafford and South Staffordshire districts.

Teaching Assistant and Literacy support

Reading Support for KS3/KS4 pupils.

Do you have a passion for reading and would be interested in supporting our young people with their reading and literacy across all subjects?

We are recruiting for a teaching assistant to deliver specific reading intervention programmes on a 1:1 and small group basis and also general classroom support.

We are seeking a committed, knowledgeable and creative professional to join our school. You will be responsible for the school’s beautiful library in an operational and strategic capacity, and will also provide in-class and small-group support to pupils. You will deliver a proven reading intervention programme to our pupils at Bailey Street.

The Role

• Supporting pupils with reading and English
• Delivering a specific reading programme with proven success
• Make a difference to children’s reading confidence and behaviour as a result
• General teaching assistant responsibilities across the school

Applications are welcomed from people who wish to make a difference by safeguarding, raising standards, and improving the life chances, behaviour and levels of attainment for some of the most vulnerable pupils in Stafford and South Staffordshire. Pupils whose previous educational experience, for whatever reason, has not been wholly positive.

Our motto ‘A Fresh start’ is central to the inclusivity of our school; there are strong, nurturing relationships between staff and pupils. The staff have a commitment to help each and every one of our pupils to reach their full potential.

We are interested in candidates that are resilient and flexible enough to work in a pressured school environment. You will work alongside experienced, friendly and welcoming staff members. In addition, you will also be able to access a range of continuing CPD. The successful applicants will demonstrate a strong commitment to the aims, values and ethos of The Manor Hall Trust and be a positive team player.

Closing date: Midday 13^th January 2025

Interview date: Monday 20^th January 2025

Please note that references will be requested prior to the interview.  This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of the Safeguarding Policy is available on the school website. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form. By engaging in this recruitment process, shortlisted candidates consent to an online search in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance 2024.  This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applications should be made be clicking on the link below:

https://mynewterm.com/jobs/148235/EDV-2024-BSAPA-20045