EYFS KS1 General Teaching Assistant
Wykeham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 9QB2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
15 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time: 15 hours per week (minimum), 09:00-12:00, Monday-Friday, TTO
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed-term for 12 months initially
Actual salary
- £12.00 an hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about the welfare and education of young children? Are you looking to work in a collaborative, friendly environment offering lots of potential for progression? If so, we want to hear from you.
Our opportunity
A General Teaching Assistant position has opened at Wykeham Church of England VC School. You will be working closely with the class teacher with all facets of classroom support.
Located in the village of Wykeham on the North Yorkshire moors just 6 miles from Scarborough, the school offers quaint countryside charm. Wykeham works closely with its partner school, Hackness, as part of the Hackness & Wykeham Church of England School’s Federation. This collaborative, supportive structure reflects our attitudes, we are a smaller school with a caring, supportive ethic.
Our requirement
We are looking for a confident, personable General Teaching Assistant to support the class teacher and other staff in delivery of lessons. EYFS/KS1 level experience is essential. In particular, we require a candidate who has/is:
- An enthusiastic and hard-working team player
- Prior experience of working as a general teaching assistant or working with children
- Motivated, positive with a can-do attitude
- Committed to high-standards and expectations
- Resilient and flexible
- Personable with a good sense of humour
- Willing to support the Christian ethos of the school
- A clear understanding of the EYFS/KS1 curriculum would be an advantage
- Phonics teaching experience and knowledge
What the school offers its staff
- Delightful children who respect each other, have a thirst for learning new things and a staff culture which allows new members to thrive and develop.
- Opportunities to further develop your craft and a leadership team that will support your ideas and use school resources to help your career aspirations.
- A village school where staff tell us they ‘have tailored professional opportunities and are encouraged to play their part in our distributed leadership structure.’
- Children who love being here and in their words: ‘Wykeham is a happy school and we learn from each other’.
Further details about the role
Please apply via below via NYC Jobs
Please contact us if you need an application form in a different format.
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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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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About Wykeham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 61 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Wykeham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 01609 536 964
Arranging a visit to Wykeham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk.
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