Teaching Assistant (Apprentice)

Leigh UTC Dartford has a fantastic opportunity to appoint a Teaching Assistant (Apprentice) to join and support our highly successful academy.

What does the role involve The main aim of this role is to support our teachers to deliver academic excellence day in day out with professionalism and enthusiasm.

Each and every member of staff regardless of their position or seniority is expected to participate in the overall running of the school and to act as a positive role model for our and out of the classroom you will encourage and promote positive behaviour and effectively manage any situation that threatens to impact on the progress of other students.

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Future prospects: This apprenticeship could be the start of a very promising career within the wider business. We endeavour to offer further employment following successful performance and completion of the Level 3 course with future opportunities to extend your training with a higher level apprenticeship programme. We offer in-house Continuing Professional Development and youll be part of a highly experienced and efficient team youll be learning from the very best!

At Leigh UTC Dartford we create opportunities for meaningful collaboration for staff we provide a respectful working environment and we encourage innovation from every member of our team. Our Principal Governors teaching and support staff believe wholeheartedly in creating opportunities for lifelong success for our young people and believe that exam success is just one aspect in achieving this. We deliver amazing experiences for students whilst not compromising on outcomes. Our teamwork allows us to be greater than the sum of our parts - join us to achieve more than you thought possible. Click here to visit our website and find out more!

Curriculum is king and we do things a little differently to other schools or colleges because we believe the most effective way to educate our students is to make our learning more hands-on. With the International Baccalaureate Middle Years programme (MYP) at KS3 GCSEs at KS4 and A-levels T-levels and the International Baccalaureate Careers Programme (IBCP) at KS5 our ambitious curriculum offer caters for choice leading the vast majority of students into STEM-related careers or courses.

Thank you for your interest in joining us. If youd like to find out more about this role or arrange a visit to the academy please dont hesitate to contact Charlotte Herberts (Recruitment Advisor): / 0.

To support your application we recommend viewing the Job Pack by clicking here which outlines the full role responsibilities and person specification. This will guide you in preparing a strong application and understanding what were looking for.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. All applications must be submitted through our online application form prior to the deadline.

Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves regulated activity relevant to children and it is a criminal offence for anyone barred from engaging in regulated activity with children to apply for this position.

We adopt a fair robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates and you can read more about our approach on our Careers site. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check references and where applicable a prohibition from teaching check.

As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.