General Teaching Assistant
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Closing date
13 December 2021 at 9am
Date listed
26 November 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
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- 20 hours per week Every morning plus Thursday and Friday afternoon
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until July 2022 with likelihood of extension
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,198 - £18,933
General Teaching Assistant job summary
Barton promotes the highest standards for all of our children. The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and outstanding individual to take on the role of GTA as soon as possible to work as part of our Early Years and KS1 team. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivational teaching assistant to join our highly skilled and friendly staff.
The role will include:-
• Working to support teaching and learning in Early years and KS1 under the direction of teaching staff, some responsibility for leading and supporting learning activities within the overall teaching plan. Working in the classroom or appropriate location within the school, with access to support and guidance as required.
• Under the general direction of the teacher, participate in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with the pupils, parents/carers and with other agencies/professionals
• Working with our nursery pupils to ensure the requirements of the Early Years Framework are met
• Pay due regard to professional boundaries, maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality
• Assist in escorting and supervising the pupils on educational visits and out of school activities
• Undertake nursery and break supervision as required
We are looking for a candidate who is:
• An enthusiastic and hard-working team player
• Energetic, motivated, positive with a can-do attitude
• Committed to high-standards and expectations
• Creative, interesting and willing to take risks
• Resilient and flexible
• Personable with a good sense of humour
• Willing to support the Christian ethos of the school
• Aware of the child development needs for our youngest pupils.
What we can offer:
• Happy and welcoming pupils, staff, governors and parents
• Pupils with good behaviour and a thirst for knowledge
• A warm, collegiate and supportive environment in which to work, learn and develop
• High quality Continuous Professional Development and Leadership development opportunities
• Opportunity to work in collaboration with other schools and be part of the establishment of the Dales Academies Trust
• A chance to be part of a caring, Christian environment with exciting visions for the future
The successful candidate will become part of a team that is enthusiastically driving the schools forward and building upon their achievements and strengths. We are a warm, inclusive family school with a strong Christian ethos, a sense of community and a commitment to excellence for all children in our care. We aim to ensure that our children feel safe, happy and achieve their potential as a unique individual and as a learner. Christian values are at the heart of all that we do.
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.
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About Barton Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
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- School size
- 31 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@barton.dalesmat.org
Barton CE School is a very happy and unique small school providing Nursery places and wrap around care for children from 3 – 11 years. We are part of ‘Cornerstone Schools’, a close collaboration of four schools which also includes Ravensworth, East Cowton and Kirkby Fleetham Church of England Schools. We work under the leadership of one Headteacher and one leadership team, whilst ensuring that the individual identities of each school are cherished.
School Leaders work together to provide an exceptional curriculum and enrichment opportunities and we believe that every child should be encouraged to achieve the highest standards possible, in an atmosphere where all success, great or small, is properly celebrated.
Our children love school and have the confidence to grow in responsibility and independence and leave us as flourishing citizens, equipped for a journey of lifelong learning. We hope you come and visit us and we look forward to welcoming you into our Barton family.
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