This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our students to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment for our students and we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all students enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

What You Will Do

• Support the class teacher with learning activities, working with individuals and groups of pupils to help them access the curriculum and make progress.
• Help create a positive, inclusive and well-organised classroom environment where pupils feel supported, encouraged and able to participate in learning.
• Provide pastoral and practical support to pupils, including encouraging positive relationships, supporting personal needs and responding appropriately when pupils are unwell, distressed or unsettled.
• Assist the teacher with classroom preparation, resources, routine assessments, record keeping and providing feedback on pupils’ progress and achievement.
• Promote the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all pupils by following safeguarding, health and safety, SEN, data protection and Trust policies, while contributing to school activities, trips, meetings and professional development.

Why Should You Apply

• Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
• You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
  • Great opportunities for professional development
  • LGPS pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
  • O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
  • Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
  • Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
  • Cycle-to-work Scheme

What We Are Looking For

• Good level of literacy and numeracy skills
• Experience of general administrative work e.g. photocopying, laminating and the ability to work well within a team
• An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
• Good keyboard skills and knowledge of relevant ICT packages, computer, audio and video equipment
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further Information

Pre-employment Checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks. Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.