Teaching Assistant Level 2 (Roma/Slovak Speaking)

Cascade Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Level 2 Teaching Assistant (Roma/Slovak Speaking) to join the Trust.

We recommend you read our recent Ofsted report to understand the diverse needs of our community, and how our dedicated and ambitious staff team support our children to succeed. Our school is rated good, with KS2 outcomes at or above national.

Our vision at Cascade MAT is to transform the life chances of our children; ensure safe and secure learning environments; create inspirational places for our staff to work and to be an influential part of the local community.

Across the Trust we inspire our children to aim high and succeed, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for the future. We promote understanding, respect and tolerance for each other. This is an exciting time to join Cascade Multi Academy Trust with each of its four schools judged as good by Ofsted, with two new schools joining in the new year.

Whiteways Primary School is a collaborative, multicultural and vibrant place to work. We pride ourselves on working together as a staff team to ensure we give our children the best starting points in life. Our curriculum is what excites the children for learning, and we strive to be innovative in our teaching approaches. We continually celebrate our uniqueness and diversity through our curriculum and community cohesion; making learning purposeful, immersive and challenging.

The Role:

The role is based at Whiteways Primary School which has an experienced, inspirational and forward-thinking senior leadership team. You will work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. The role will also be based in the school admin team helping improve attendance outcomes for the school, working closely with families.

The main duties will involve:

• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom and admin team
• Improving attendance and punctuality
• Improve communication between Home and School
• Provide translation between school and families
• To work with parents and the school to handle and resolve challenges together
• Be a motivational communicator for children of all abilities ensuring learning is engaging and inclusive
• Supporting children’s learning and development through play
• Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment
• Be very flexible and adapt quickly to change
• Provide clerical/admin. support e.g. photocopying, typing & filing

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• Be able to work effectively within the team to ensure there are high quality and effective learning opportunities for all children

• Have a good understanding of child development
• Work closely within the year group and whole school team
• Experience of providing a stimulating, fun, engaging and educational environment for all children
• Be keen to work in partnership with teachers and as part of a cohesive team
• Be flexible in order to respond to the needs of the children
• Have the ability to build excellent relationships and work positively with children, colleagues, parents and the community

• To engage families in activities which support children’s learning

• Be able to work under instruction as well as having the ability to use their own initiative
• Have the ability to build excellent relationships and work positively with children, colleagues, parents and the community
• Be flexible in order to respond to the needs of the children
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and contribute to group thinking, planning etc.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• Be able to work effectively within the team to ensure there are high quality and effective learning opportunities for all children

• Have a good understanding of child development
• Work closely within the year group and whole school team
• Experience of providing a stimulating, fun, engaging and educational environment for all children
• Be keen to work in partnership with teachers and as part of a cohesive team
• Be flexible in order to respond to the needs of the children
• Have the ability to build excellent relationships and work positively with children, colleagues, parents and the community

• To engage families in activities which support children’s learning

• Be able to work under instruction as well as having the ability to use their own initiative
• Have the ability to build excellent relationships and work positively with children, colleagues, parents and the community
• Be flexible in order to respond to the needs of the children
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and contribute to group thinking, planning etc.