Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Broad way, Pelsall, Walsall WS4 1BW
Telephone: 01922 685777
Web: https://www.scacademy.co.uk/

“Outcomes, Values, Choices”

Apprentice Teaching Assistant

30.38 hours per week, Term Time only

Salary: £10,438.20 Annually (Actual)

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy is an exciting and dynamic place to work. We are an oversubscribed secondary academy with over 1400 students on roll at Key Stages 3-5. Our core drivers of Outcomes, Values and Choices are at the heart of our daily actions and interactions and we pride ourselves on building strong relationships based on mutual respect, at all levels.

We are looking to recruit an Apprentice Teaching Assistant to work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff in an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in and out of the classroom. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. Staff may also supervise whole classes occasionally during the short-term absence of teachers.

As part of your wider duties and responsibilities, you are required to promote and actively support the Academy’s responsibilities towards safeguarding.

Employee benefits at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy:

- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to extensive lifestyle savings
- Free access to onsite gym
- Free onsite parking
- Free lunch for staff on duty
- Employee health & wellbeing initiatives
- Extensive CPD & networking opportunities for all staff
- OAT People Strategy
- Free 24/7 confidential counselling service
- Generous pension scheme
- Strong focus on internal promotion
- Successful ECT support programme

Please see the job description and person specification for further details.

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and suitable references for the successful applicant.

To Apply:

Please visit our website vacancies tab https://oatcareers.co.uk/ and enter the job title in the search box to see the full job description and link to apply.

The deadline for applications is 12pm on Sunday 13th July 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The academy’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found here: Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

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