Grade 2 Teaching Assistant

Westacre Middle School, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0AA

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  3 July 2024 at 8am

• Date listed

  19 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Part time: Hours: 17.75 hours, 3 days 8.15 am – 11.30am and then 2 days 8.15am – 12.15pm including one break duty per week of 20 minutes.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Actual salary: £9,902.77 - £10,068.38

What skills and experience we're looking for

Westacre is a popular and oversubscribed school with a strong and embedded primary ethos. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of committed and dedicated Teaching Assistants; our current vacancy is predominantly based within a class but also involves supporting children across the 3 year groups working within one of our learning support groups.

The post will include:

• Working in our support group under the direction of a teacher supporting or providing one to one focused support
• Preparing and organising resources to support small group teaching and specialist interventions as required

What we offer:

• An excellent opportunity to develop your practice with a commitment to your continued professional development
• A highly skilled and supportive teaching and teaching assistant team
• An excellent working environment in a well-resourced school set in extensive grounds
• Local government pension scheme
• Local authority discount schemes

For further information about Westacre, then please do take a look at our website. https://www.westacre-middle-school.co.uk

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance certificate.

Enquiries/Forms: please contact the school on 01905 772795 or email office@westacre.worcs.sch.uk. Application forms are also available from www.worcestershire.gov.uk

Closing Date: 8.00am on Wednesday 3rd July 2024

We reserve the right, depending on application numbers, to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

What the school offers its staff

• An excellent opportunity to develop your practice with a commitment to your continued professional development
• A highly skilled and supportive teaching and teaching assistant team
• An excellent working environment in a well-resourced school set in extensive grounds
• Local government pension scheme
• Local authority discount schemes

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

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@westacre.worcs.sch.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Application form - SUPPORT STAFF.docx - 82 KB (opens in new tab)

Grade 2 TA part time Job Advert.pdf - 476 KB (opens in new tab)

About Westacre Middle School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 9 to 12
• Education phase: Middle
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 12
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Westacre Middle School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@westacre.worcs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01905 772795
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westacre-middle-school-droitwich (opens in new tab)

Westacre is a large 5 form entry middle school and is proud of its exceptionally strong primary ethos. We are fully committed to providing creative, exciting and purposeful learning experiences for all children and enjoy a good reputation within the local community

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