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Thank you for your interest in joining our team. We are a co-educational 11-18 community school and our campus is based on the edge of Wem, Shropshire. We employ 90+ staff and have c1,300 students enrolled at Thomas Adams.

We offer a range of teaching and non-teaching positions and pay the highest attention to staff welfare as our way of showing appreciation for all that the staff do for the school.

All appointments will be subject to the applicant completing a DBS Enhanced Disclosure and associated checks and on receipt of satisfactory references.

Application Form for all positions.

Houseparent – Boarding House

Grade 6, £10.41 per hour (£16,643 per annum)

37 hours per week, term-time only, with £27.50 per night for Sleep-In duties.

The post is permanent, subject to a six month probationary period.

We are looking to appoint a Houseparent to complete our team at Adams House.  We expect the successful applicant to be energetic and enthusiastic, willing to work flexibly as part of a team supporting and supervising children and young people aged 11 to 19.  Possession of a full clean driving licence and first aid certificate would be an advantage.

Job Description

Cover Supervisor

Grade 6, £10.41 per hour (£12,369 per annum)

27½ hours per week, term-time only

The post is permanent, subject to a six month probationary period.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly organised person who is capable of using their own initiative.  This is a challenging post for somebody who likes to work with students in the classroom, acting as a relief member of staff providing cover for absent teachers.

Job Description 

Teaching Assistants – Casual

Grade 4, £9.81 per hour

We are looking for people to join the bank of casual Teaching Assistants in support of our learning support team.  Successful candidates will be able to support pupils with a wide range of Special Educational Needs in accessing the curriculum.  Experience is not essential but level 2 qualifications in Maths & English would be an advantage.

TA Job Description

Closing date:          Thursday 3 December 2020

Interviews:             Week beginning 7 December 2020

Note that the deadline has been extended by a week for the Houseparent role

The Thomas Adams School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please click the following links for vacancies at other schools within the Trust.

Coleham Primary  https://www.colehamprimary.co.uk/contact-us/job-vacancies/

The Priory School  https://priory.tpstrust.co.uk/contact-us/current-vacancies/

St Martins School  http://www.stmartins3-16.org/community/job-vacancies/

Thomas Adams School is part of The Priory School Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust with pupils aged from 3-18 which works collaboratively to provide a most interesting and exciting opportunity for schools to share ideas, resources and expertise, for the added benefit of the students in the Trust.

The Priory School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.