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Welton Primary School, Brough, HU15 1TJ

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 September 2025

• Closing date

  3 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 36.25 hours a week, term time only.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,269
• Actual salary: £23,622

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Professional Development

Essential:

• GCSE grade A*-C (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience.

Desirable:

• Evidence of further study and/or qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

Essential:

• Understanding a variety of positive behaviour management.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills as well as ICT skills.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills, courteous and politeness.
• Ability to represent and celebrate the values, culture and ethos of the school.
• Ability to relate well to students, be an effective role model and motivate students to achieve success.
• Ability to raise standards of attainment and aspiration
• Professional manner at all times, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Knowledge of assessment models and other relevant learning strategies/programmes of study.
• Enthusiasm, sense of humour, initiative and self-motivation.
• Flexibility, creativity and ability to think laterally.
• Effective time management skills.
• Ability to be reflective and self-critical.

Desirable:

• Skilled in conflict resolution / restorative practices
• Knowledge of all Microsoft Applications is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of the primary curriculum
• Ability to take part and /or lead in extra-curricular activities.

Experience

Essential:

• Experience as teaching assistant or similar role
• Experience of behaviour management with children of primary age.
• Working effectively in an education environment
• Working as part of a team or on own initiative

Desirable:

• Experience of whole class teaching.
• Preferably at least 2 years’ experience of applying the regulations applicable to Health & Safety, Hygiene, Child Welfare & Protection.

Other:

• Willing to support the school in childcare provision in the school holidays.
• Availability to support the school in childcare provision in the school holidays.

What the school offers its staff

• Health and wellbeing support
• Health cash plan
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discounted leisure centre membership
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Maternity leave, paternity and adoption leave
• Term-time working

Further details about the role

Please see the attached job description and person specification.

Commitment to safeguarding

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check. The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. All members of staff are expected to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Welton Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 311 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Welton Primary School website
• Email address: sbm@weltonprimaryschool.com
• Phone number: 01482 667222
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/welton-primary-school-brough

Welton Primary School is a friendly, popular and vibrant community. We are seeking talented, highly skilled and energetic individuals to join our team of exceptional support staff in September 2023.

At Welton we are passionate about children and childhood. We believe children should be nurtured yet challenged in a very special learning environment which values the uniqueness of each of our pupils. The Welton community is a learning community.

Arranging a visit to Welton Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@weltonprimaryschool.com.

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