Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our SEND team. The successful candidate will be patient, reliable and sensitive to the needs of our students. They will show an enthusiasm and commitment to supporting learning across the curriculum. The role will involve supporting students both in class and through interventions, individually and in small groups, to remove the barriers to learning for students with additional needs. There are clear progression routes and training opportunities for the right applicant.

The Academy offers:

• * A friendly working environment with supportive and caring colleague

* Generous pension benefits

* Onsite catering facilities

* Excellent facilities with significant recent investment

* All staff encouraged and supported in their professional development

* Desirable location to live or work with great transport links and perfectly located for job seekers from Herts, Beds, Bucks and North and West London

The Adeyfield Academy is set in the heart of the community of Hemel Hempstead and is a mixed, all ability 11-18 sponsored Academy and part of the Ambition Education Trust. We welcome visits from potential applicants. Please contact our HR Administrator on [phone removed].

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

The Adeyfield Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at The Adeyfield Academy is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education. The Adeyfield Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our aim is to build on our proven track records of maintaining exceptional standards and driving continuous school improvement. We are building a collaborative partnership of schools which will provide an exceptional educational experience, both within and outside the classroom, by promoting excellence and stretching challenges.

We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.