Hawkchurch CE Primary School - Early Years Practitioner - 32.5 hours per week, term time only

Hawkchurch Church of England School, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5XD

12 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
28 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £22,737.00 - £24,294.00 Annually (FTE) Actual £16,739 to £17,885

Hawkchurch CE Primary School - Early Years Practitioner - 32.5 hours per week, term time only job summary

The First Federation Trust, a Multi Academy Trust of 29 primary schools, is seeking to appoint an inspirational Early Years Practitioner with a genuine passion for supporting a high quality Early Years Curriculum for Hawkchurch C of E Primary School. You will be working with our nursery pupils, based in our Foundation Stage and KS1 Unit, alongside supportive, experienced teachers who work collaboratively to share best practice and provide a stimulating and engaging learning environment for all our children. You will be responsible for supporting our nursery and foundation stage children, including delivering planning, assessing and acting as key worker under the direction of the class teacher. Professional development is firmly regarded as a priority and therefore training can be offered.

Hawkchurch CE Primary School is a small, rural primary school set in the beautiful village of Hawkchurch, East Devon with good transport links to both Devon and Dorset. The school provides a warm and nurturing learning environment for pupils aged 2-11 with a family atmosphere which has excellent relationships with parents/carers and the local community. If you would like to work in a small friendly team with the added advantage of working closely with other schools across the Trust, then this is the job for you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individual to:

Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the setting
Work as part of the team with the EYFS teacher, in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.
Build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children's needs to be met.

In return we offer:

The opportunity to work within a progressive and forward thinking multi academy trust
Employee assistance programme
Cycle to work scheme
Contributory pension through Local Government Pension

For more information about the position, or to visit the school prior to application, please contact the School Administrator on admin@hawkchurch-primary.devon.sch.uk or 01297 678331.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post. Our Child Protection policy can be found on the school's website https://www.hawkchurch-primary.devon.sch.uk/safeguarding/ All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search.

The closing date is Friday 1 November at midday. Interview date

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.