Early Years Teaching Assistant
William Shrewsbury Primary School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0HE20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
13 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday afternoons.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £5848
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential Criteria Measured by
Experience
- Three years experience of working to support children’s learning, gained in a relevant
- environment. AF/I
- Qualifications/Training
- Very good numeracy/literacy skills at least equivalent to NVQ2 Level 2 in English
- and Maths.
- NVQ 3 Early Years (or recognised equivalent qualification). AF/I
- Knowledge/Skills
- Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice.
- An understanding of the foundation stage curriculum and birth to three.
- In depth understanding of areas of learning, e.g. Early Years.
- Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes.
- Ability to plan effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving.
- Effective use of ICT to support learning.
- Use of other equipment technology – video, photocopier.
- Well developed interpersonal skills to be able to relate well to a wide range of people.
- Work constructively as part of a team whilst being able to demonstrate initiative.
- Excellent communication skills.
Behavioural Attributes
- Customer focused.
- Has a friendly yet professional and respectful approach which demonstrates support and
- shows mutual respect.
- Open, honest and an active listener.
- Takes responsibility and accountability.
- Committed to the needs of the pupils, parents and other stakeholders and challenge
- barriers and blocks to providing an effective service.
- Demonstrates a “can do” attitude including suggesting solutions, participating, trusting
- and encouraging others and achieving expectations.
- Is committed to the provision and improvement of quality service provision.
- Is adaptable to change/embraces and welcomes change.
- Acts with pace and urgency being energetic, enthusiastic and decisive.
- Communicates effectively.
- Has the ability to learn from experiences and challenges.
- Is committed to the continuous development of self and others by keeping up to
- date and sharing knowledge, encouraging new ideas, seeking new opportunities
- and challenges, open to ideas and developing new skills.
What the school offers its staff
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to centralrecruitment@centralclt.com
CVs are not accepted.
About William Shrewsbury Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 660 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- centralrecruitment@centralclt.com
William Shrewsbury Primary is a vibrant, outward looking school with high standards and an excellent reputation within the local community. We are a large school with three forms of entry and a 52 place Nursery.
Our team of skilled and empowered senior and middle leaders plan a broad and exciting curriculum offer which includes many out of school activities. This is reflected in the many national awards the school has achieved at the highest levels and the school’s recent Ofsted report. The school is a popular and oversubscribed school with a very supportive and interested community of parents and governors.
Arranging a visit to William Shrewsbury Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email centralrecruitment@centralclt.com.
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