1:1 Teaching Assistant
St. Peter's CE Primary Academy, Salisbury, SP2 9FL6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 December 2024
Closing date
21 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
25 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,892.00 - £24,701.00 Annually (FTE)
1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary
Are you eager to work within a vibrant and forward-looking centre for learning?
Are you looking to grow within an aspirational and supportive staff team?
If the above resonates with you, an exciting opportunity has arisen in Salisbury for you to be part of the successful team shaping the Trust’s vision for education at our school, St. Peter’s CE Primary Academy.
Located to the west of Salisbury, the heart of a vibrant new community, St. Peter’s CE Primary Academy is set in extensive grounds overlooking the Wiltshire countryside. The building has state of the art facilities including a multi-use hall, extensive sports facilities inside and out, a multi-functional studio, food-technology room and a purpose-built nursery setting.
St Peter’s is a welcoming and stimulating environment which enables all children to thrive. We have developed an active, exciting and fast-paced curriculum which stimulates, engages and stretches all children whilst engendering them with a lifelong love of learning. Through personalised learning and sky-high expectations, all children are able to flourish and experience success. We are a strong, caring and supportive school community where children are encouraged to be reflective and proactive learners.
We are looking for an experienced colleague who will be working with a KS1 pupil. At St. Peter’s we have several TAs doing this role so there will be significant support from them as well as the established leadership and teaching team. The hours are 8.30am to 3pm (with a 30 minute lunchbreak) from Monday to Friday, i.e. 30 hours per week.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
Be expected to work closely with the class teacher and another teaching assistant within the classroom whilst supporting the pupil with their classroom learning and social communication skills.
Be proactive and committed to differentiating and adapting learning to suit the needs of individual children
Have some relevant experience supporting pupils within a school setting
Lead, inspire and motivate children
Have high expectations and excellent classroom practice
Have a desire to improve their own practice further
In return, we offer you:
Enthusiastic children
Willing, hardworking staff team
Supportive parents who are keen to be involved
A strong team of governors
We strongly encourage you to take a look at our website: www.stpeters.dsat.org.uk and that of the Trust: www.dsat.org.uk to get a feel for us.
Likewise, please get in touch with Jo Smy in the school office for more information or to arrange a tour with our Head of School, Harriet Morris.
If you are interested in this position and would like to have a more detailed conversation before making the decision to apply for the post, please give us a call and we will be happy to help you with as much detail as possible to support this process.
When you have enough information to make your decision to apply, please complete all sections of the application form. CVs will not be accepted.
All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting decisions by email. References for shortlisted candidates will be requested before interviews.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All applicants will be subject to a number of checks including the Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St. Peter's CE Primary Academy
- School type
- Free School, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 303 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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