Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate. John Smeaton Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Higher-Level Teaching Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy.

The successful applicant will be expected to complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes (PPA cover) and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development.

A key deployment of this role will be to our onsite Resource Provision known as Horizons. Horizons caters for 40 young people with an EHCP where their primary need is communication and interaction.

Potential Applicants Should Have

- Higher Level Teaching Assistant status or working towards this (Level 4).
- Level 2 Numeracy/ Literacy (or willingness to work towards).
- Working knowledge and experience of implementing national/foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies.
- Good understanding of child development and learning processes.

What We Offer You As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals,



supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential qualified advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About Us On 1 September 2021 John Smeaton Academy joined The GORSE Academies Trust, an organisation renowned for excellence in education. The trust has a nationally recognised track record of transforming inadequate schools and making them great again, or for the first time in their history. Consequently, this role represents an incredibly exciting opportunity for any candidate who is eager to be a part of an organisation that seeks to secure the very highest educational standard for every student. We are determined to ensure students at John Smeaton Academy are inspired to ‘Secure the Gift of Choice’ and we expect any successful candidate to be passionate and tenacious in their quest for all round academic and pastoral excellence. As part of our exceptional work to date, Ofsted recognised that our academy is ‘Good’ in all areas in April/May 2024. A unique opportunity to be part of an academy that is a Beacon for its community! If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website at John Smeaton Academy. How To Apply If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the , Person Specification, and Application Form from this page, request them by email at [email protected] or call us on 0113 8313900.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

📌 HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT (Smeaton)
🏢 The GORSE Academies Trust
📍 Smeaton