8 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    TBC

  • Closing date

    22 November 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    12 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subjects

Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£10,074.00 - £10,234.00 Annually (Actual)

Education and Pastoral Assistant job summary

The Wensum Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Education and Pastoral Assistant to join our vibrant staffing team at Wells Primary and Nursery School. We are looking for a dedicated and nurturing person who will work as part of our school team to help deliver our vision of the school being 'anchored in the community and setting sail for success’ .

We are a creative team working in the beautiful location of Wells-Next-The-Sea on the North Norfolk coast. We work to our strengths and take every opportunity to do the very best for our children and their families.

We are looking for an Education and Pastoral Assistant who demonstrates:

  • A dynamic and enthusiastic approach to developing and shaping children's education and bringing out the best in our pupils.

  • A positive attitude towards being part of a vibrant and forward-thinking staff team.
  • A caring and nurturing person who works with children following our emotion coaching and relational approach.

We would love to show you around so that we can share all that we do within our coastal community.

Being a part of The Wensum Trust’s family of schools offers employees unique experiences to work alongside our strategic partners and to collaborate with a wider network of staff. As a trust we have professionalised the role of education support. All of our Education and Pastoral Assistants are paid at either scale D or E with opportunities for pay progression. We believe in professional development at all levels. Therefore, we invest in our staff by providing opportunities for growth and upskilling. Our career progression pathways allow support staff to develop and advance within our schools. As a progressive trust, we aim to stay ahead of an ever-evolving educational landscape.

We value our staff and are committed to supporting their wellbeing. We have an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which all staff can access 24 hours a day. The EAP provides counselling services, legal information and guidance, musculoskeletal services and online resources such as nutrition diaries, healthy eating plans, personal coaching questionnaires and tools and fitness programmes.

We care about bringing together the most able people, to help us achieve our vision of providing a rounded education for children, quality support for their families and opportunities to enrich our communities.

For further information on this vacancy and our school, please contact Rachel Stroulger on head@wells-next-the-sea.norfolk.sch.uk

Safer Recruitment

The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
217 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

School location

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