Early Years Teaching Assistant
Crown Street Primary School, Manchester, M15 4ZB8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
12 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
2 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 30 hours per week + 5 days Term Time Only basis (6 hours per day, 11:30-17:30).
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £18,420 - £19,381 (Actual salary)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Early Years Teaching Assistant to join our growing team at Crown Street Primary School. In this rewarding role, you'll play a vital part in supporting Early Years pupils with a variety of learning needs. You'll work alongside teachers to provide one-on-one or small group support, and empower Early Years pupils to reach their full potential. This role will also involve working within the after- School Club.
Due to Crown Street Primary's unique location, there is no parking on site. However, there are Pay & Display bays on the surrounding roads of Great Jackson Street, which is where Crown Street Primary School is located. Public transport is excellent, with Crown Street Primary School being a 7-minute walk from Deansgate Train Station and Deansgate-Castlefield Tram Stop. We also offer interest free loans for the purchase of annual travel tickets.
Here at the Laurus Trust we are able to provide a cutting-edge SEND provision that has a positive impact on our young people. You will play a vital role in enhancing pupils progress whilst promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion. A comprehensive offer of professional learning is in place and we ensure that all schools have designated work spaces for staff. A broad range of training in SEND is in place across all our schools focused on whole school SEND issues as well as specific training for SEND teams.
If you would like to join our Laurus family in a rewarding role that changes the lives of our pupils by empowering them to become the best that they can then we would love to hear from you.
This position is contracted on a30 hours per week + 5 days Term Time Only basis (6 hours per day, 11:30-17:30). This means you will mainly work when the school is open to pupils and will not need to work during the school holidays unless the contract requires you to do so. In total you will be in work for a minimum of 38 out of 52 weeks.
Job Purpose (For further details on the role, please find the Job Description below)
- To provide high standards of care and play opportunities for children in a safe, secure and stimulating kids club environment.
- Provide a range of suitable learning and play activities that will enhance teaching and learning for Early Years pupils.
- To provide supervision of pupils during the lunchtime period both in the dining area and during playground activities.
Key Skills and Experiences
- Level 3 qualification in Early Years/Childcare/Education isessential.
- Previous experience working with children isessential.
- Good knowledge and understanding of play and how to create opportunities for a wide range of ages and interests.
Closing date: Thursday 12th December at 9am.
We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date.
What the school offers its staff
At Crown Street Primary School we provide‘ education on another level’ in a safe and secure environment where pupils are valued and cared for.
We believe that happy children are the best learners, so our curriculum places the personal development of pupils at its heart. We want school to be an enjoyable and exciting place where all our pupils will be encouraged to believe that possibilities are endless.
Reading and books are the bedrock of our academic curriculum, which goes beyond the National Curriculum to ensure all pupils benefit from the very best education. We will teach the powerful knowledge pupils need, in all curriculum areas, for successful lives beyond our walls – opening the doors to a future of their choice – whatever that may be.
We believe that the Early Years is a crucial stage in the education of every pupil this is especially relevant to Crown Street in our opening year, where we have the privilege of being able to immerse ourselves fully in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
We want our pupils to be equipped to make a positive contribution to their local and global community, now and in the future. We want to empower our children to have their own voice, to know their own mind and be able to change the world for the better.
Our Enrichment Curriculum is underpinned by four ‘Curriculum Drivers’:
- Collaboration- to learn from each other, to support each other, to be successful together
- Possibilities- to challenge ourselves, to challenge each other, to push boundaries
- Respect- to understand ourselves, to appreciate each other, to value diversity
- Technology- to learn, to communicate, to create
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
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CVs are not accepted.
About Crown Street Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 234 pupils
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Crown Street Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
School location
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