Family Support Assistant
Dartington Church of England Academy, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6JU6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
20 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 15 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31st August 2025
Pay scale
- NJC Grade D (Torbay)
Hourly rate
- £12.18 - £12.38 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who shares our values to join our committed team, working to ensure that we serve our children and communities to the best of our abilities. No day will be the same and you will work alongside a highly caring and compassionate team to support our most vulnerable families. Supported by our SENDCo, you will work closely with children and families to provide early intervention, support, and guidance. By building relationships with families and supporting them to raise attendance levels, you will be helping to remove barriers to learning and ensure every child, even the most vulnerable, can flourish.
Our ideal candidate will be a passionate and dynamic practitioner with previous experience of supporting families and communities to empower change. This role lends itself to someone who is highly motivated, with a wide range of administrative and interpersonal skills, working collaboratively as part of the wider Trust team and with external agencies.
What the school offers its staff
Our Academy is a unique village school nestled within grounds of gorgeous greenery, with a reputation for being a supportive and caring community. Our wonderful pupils are the jewels in our crown. All of our colleagues are dedicated to the development of our children in the fullest sense possible and we pride ourselves on putting children first in every aspect of school life. Our Christian vision for our academy is:
‘Together we grow, together we flourish’
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to make a profound difference to children’s lives
- An impactful People Strategy that enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children
- A culture that takes work-life balance extremely seriously for all its colleagues
- The chance to work as part of a collective in a values-led school Trust, a single organisation.
- High quality professional development and regular training to develop your knowledge and skills
- A strong, proactive wellbeing network across the school Trust
- The potential for future career development
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Trust benefit schemes including Cycle and Tech schemes
- Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Dartington Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 291 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- people@lapsw.org
- Phone number
- 01626 248800
Arranging a visit to Dartington Church of England Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email people@lapsw.org.
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