Early Year Teaching Assistant
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5HH3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
3 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,366.00 Annually (FTE) This role will be pro rated to reflect weeks worked per year.
Early Year Teaching Assistant job summary
Early Years Teaching Assistant
30 hours per week. 08:45 - 15:15
Term time only
Fixed term to start September 2024
Point 2 - £22,366 (FTE). This salary will be pro rated to reflect weeks worked per annum.
Thomas Whitehead became an Academy on 1st April 2017 as part of the Diocese of St Albans Multi Academy Trust. The Academy has an on-site nursery taking children from 3 years of age.
We are seeking to appoint a Early Years Teaching Assistant (NVQ level 2/3 qualification) who will work within our Early years as part of a supportive team to ensure the care of individual or groups of children, to support their learning and development and ensure their safety. Experience of working with children aged 3-5 years old and excellent communication skills are essential.
The role is varied and will involve:
- Assisting with the care of children in the Nursery and Reception classes.
- Encouraging and supporting children’s development
- Planning different activities (messy play, role play and story time etc)
- Encouraging exploration
- Supporting language development
- Maintaining a child friendly environment
- The ability to engage and build strong relationships with children
We can offer you:
- A motivated and supportive Leadership team.
- A commitment to enhancing your professional development.
- A friendly and warm community with dedicated staff
- Enthusiastic learners.
- A commitment to raising standards for all our children.
Thomas Whitehead CE Academy and Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to enhanced DBS disclosure for all applicants.
We are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and characteristics.
For further details and an application pack, please contact Mrs K Pearce on
01582 865466 or email: kpearce@stalbansdmat.co.uk
Closing Date: Midnight 3rd July 2024
Interviews: w.c 08.07.2024
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.
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About Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 205 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
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