Vacancies

Teaching Assistants

About the Post

We are seeking to appoint Teaching Assistants on a permanent basis to join our Learning Support Team.   This role is focused on supporting young people with learning difficulties to enable them to learn and thrive in the classroom and the wider school community. This is a great opportunity to work with a fantastic team of people

Twynham School is a very special place with an excellent reputation both locally and nationally. We are a heavily over-subscribed school where achievement is exceptionally high, students are well-behaved and eager to learn and relationships are very special. There is an energy about Twynham School; we are entering an exciting decade for the school, our MAT and our community and successful applicants can be confident that they will be working in a truly great environment.

Twynham School and The Grange School have recently agreed to formally federate teaching structures for September 2021 enabling us to deliver world class educational experiences to students across both of our schools.

Who we are looking for

These positions are ideal for candidates:

• Who may be interested in entering the teaching profession
• Who wish to develop their skills and embrace ongoing training and development

You are likely to be someone who:

• Possesses excellent communication skills
• Relishes the challenge of working in an educational environment
• Will embrace our highly supportive and professional culture
• Is keen to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.

GCSE qualifications in English and maths, minimum of a grade 4/C (or equivalent) are required.

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

Twynham Learning can offer you:

• The opportunity to work with wonderful young people
• The opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues throughout our school
• High quality continued professional development and opportunities to progress
• Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free on-site parking

Any questions?

To discuss the post or your application, please contact Alison Brown on 01202 495716 or email recruitment@twynhamlearning.com.

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com  

Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here:  www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies

We are accepting applications now.

Twynham Learning is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and inclusiveness. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Only people who can evidence their right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy. We are committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes as part of our strong commitment to safeguard children and young people. An enhanced criminal records check will be undertaken on the successful candidate. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.