Teaching Assistant (TA2)

At Platt Bridge Community School, we are committed to providing a broad, well-balanced and relevant education that is enriched with visits, visitors and extended services. Our school is a modern, inclusive, non-denominational community school for children aged 2-11 years old.

We are committed to ensuring that every child entrusted to our care achieves their full potential in a safe and nurturing environment. At school, we strive to create an inspiring environment which enables everyone – children, staff and families - to flourish and achieve their aspirations. This is encapsulated in our school motto of Promotes Belief Creates Success’.

At Platt Bridge Community School, our overarching aim is for every child to be socially, emotionally and academically prepared for their next stage in education and life. We expect the highest standards from our children in all aspects of school-life including attendance, attitude, behaviour and achievement. 

Platt Bridge Community School was the first full service extended school within the Wigan authority, and as its name suggests, we strive to be at the heart of the community.

We are seeking applications from exceptional individuals, with the highest aspirations and expectations for young people, to join our enthusiastic, dedicated and hardworking school team as a Teaching Assistant. Teaching Assistants are key positions within school, responsible for supporting the development of all pupils within their designated phase so that every child can leave school equipped for their next phase of education and to lead a happy and successful life.

Teaching Assistants work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support/classroom administration, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching areas.

Successful candidates may be required to supervise groups of pupils undertaking activities in non-teaching situations, e.g., group intervention, lunchtime (30 minutes paid) duty each day.

The desired candidate will be hardworking, honest, dependable, and self-motivated in order to uphold the ethos, aims, and values of our school.

We are looking for applicants with:

• A L2 Teaching Assistant qualification as a minimum, with experience of working within a school;

• A willingness to work across the 2-11 primary range;

• Effective communication skills and a commitment to a collaborative team approach;

• Excellent organisational skills;

• Energy, loyalty, passion, and integrity;

• The desire and ability to provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times;

• An ambition to develop yourself through directed and self-directed CPD;

• High aspirations for all children, themselves and a desire to raise standards;

• Experience of working with children of relevant age in a learning environment and with pupils with additional social and emotional needs.

For more information, please contact the school on 01942 487999.

Please note: Academy schools may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice.

We are committed to rigorous safeguarding procedures and consistently promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosures. Any offer of employment is subject to an enhanced criminal record with a barred list check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical clearance, references and verification of your qualifications, satisfactory to the Trust.

In line with safer recruitment guidelines we will be taking up references in advance of the interview and will take them into account during the interview process.

About the Trust

Achievement through Collaboration is a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate.

To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right!

Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.

A strong central team connects the academies enabling leaders and teachers to concentrate on educational delivery. Achievement through Collaboration is financially stable which enables the strategic allocation of resources that enables standards to be maintained and improvements to be achieved.

We believe that all children, staff and schools benefit from belonging to a family of schools within a strong collaborative multi-academy trust. We are an outward organisation, we embrace innovation and opportunities that benefit our pupils. AtC has invested in staff to build capacity to collaborate with other schools and we are now actively looking to grow further.

If you share our values and are committed to ensuring that our children at Platt Bridge Community School children have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills and character to shape future success for themselves and their world, we look forward to hearing from you.

Chief Executive Officer

Safeguarding Information

AtC Trust and its Schools are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent/unfiltered criminal convictions.

Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We understand how important choosing the right school is and so, on behalf of our children and staff, we warmly invite you to visit our school and experience for yourself the quality of education we offer.

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