Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant: Grade 4 AAAF5013
The Russett Learning Trust and Trustees wish to appoint suitably qualified Grade 4 Teaching Assistants to join our hard working and enthusiastic team at the Russett School.
The Russett School is an all aged (2 – 19) special academy providing outstanding education for pupils and young people with, Severe Learning Difficulties, Speech and Language Difficulties and Complex Needs. We are looking for candidates who are committed to the vision and values of the school.
Our Values are the foundation from which we grow and develop.
We value……. Community – Resilience – Wellbeing – Respect - Empowerment
At the Russett School we seek to prepare our learners for life through prioritising skills required to meet their full potential.
Through our specialist curriculum, our children and young people are empowered through a strong emphasis on the development of individual communication strategies.
Our Russett team provide enriching and safe environments, where our pupils are encouraged to develop independence, whilst promoting well-being for a happy and fulfilled future.
We have also asked our pupils what they would like to see in a Teaching Assistant and these are some of their responses:
“Sporty, respectful, helpful, talented, proactive, smart and intelligent, someone nice and quiet, good at science, maths, building and running and someone who does fun stuff and makes cakes!”
This is an outstanding opportunity for Teaching Assistants who are suitably qualified and experienced with passion and drive to make a difference for pupils and young people with SEN. We value our team and the Trust is committed to supporting and developing staff through a comprehensive staff training programme, extensive CPD and ongoing career development opportunities. Staff wellbeing is extremely important to us and all staff have access to support from the Schools Advisory Service from which they can access amongst other things:
- Annual health check
- Counselling services
- Physiotherapy and mindfulness
- GP phone and video consultations
- Nurse support
We would welcome the opportunity to talk to you and show you around the academy. If you would like to arrange a visit, please email: admin@russett.cheshire.sch.uk
The Russett School & The Russett Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Child safer recruitment procedures operate and all offers of employment are subject to references and an Enhanced DBS check for all applicants.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Starting Salary: £15,647.22 with the opportunity to work additional INSET days and an optional extra hour per week.
Location: The Russett School, Middlehurst Avenue, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 3BW.
Contract: Temporary
Work Pattern: Part Time/Term Time 38 weeks per year.
Hours: 32.5Hours per week, 8.40am to 3.40pm
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: Friday 30th June 2023 at 12.00pm
Short Listing will take place on Monday 3rd July 2023
Interviews will be held on Thursday 6th July 2023
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in our job vacancies. Please note your application must be on a Russett Learning Trust application form and completed as fully as possible and explain any gaps in your employment history. We would like to understand more about how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the job description and person specification for the role.