Early Years Teaching Assistant
Stakesby Primary Academy, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1HYThis job expired on 4 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
4 December 2023 at 9am
Date listed
15 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: 24.75 hours per week, term time only Monday & Tuesday – 12:30pm – 3:30pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term until August 2024 initially
Actual salary
- NJC Point 2 £11.59 per hour (£12,970 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Due to a continued increase in pupil numbers, we have a vacancy for an Early Years Teaching Assistant. We are looking for someone who is patient, understanding, invested in supporting and nurturing children and who is a team player willing to go the extra mile.
Our Early Years Provision is situated in its own purpose-built area. Our two classrooms are joined by a continuous provision area containing a wide range of resources and activities, ideal for small groups to enjoy hands-on play or quiet reading. We also have our sheltered deck area and playground, for outdoor provision, furnished with tables and chairs to move lessons and activities outside.
About You
The successful applicant will work alongside the Nursery Lead to support children in the important first stage of their Stakesby journey, promoting our school values of commitment, kindness and excellence in all they do.
The ideal candidate would have recent, relevant experience of working with primary-age children with complex or additional needs and a NVQ or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline.
This vacancy is for the remainder of the academic year initially, with the possibility of extending into the following academic year and beyond, depending on pupil numbers.
What the school offers its staff
Here at Stakesby Primary Academy we share a special and unique learning environment with friendly and welcoming children, staff and governors, and we are proud to serve the wider community of Whitby and surrounding villages.
Our staff are loyal and helpful and we value the career development of our staff, offering training and opportunities within our school and in the wider Enquire Learning Trust network.
We are a forest school and we regularly utilise the extensive outdoor areas in our wider curriculum.
Further details about the role
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and it expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and statutory pre-employment checks, which will be undertaken prior to appointment.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Stakesby Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 194 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stakesby Primary Academy website
- Email address
- chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
Arranging a visit to Stakesby Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk.
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