Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Coundon Primary School

Coundon Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 1FQ

26 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  10 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,580-£23,395 pro rata salary

Higher Level Teaching Assistant - Coundon Primary School job summary

Our Values

At Coundon Primary School our key values are Responsibility, Respect, Resilience and Kindness.  We are school who truly believes in our motto 'Together Everyone Achieves More'.

What is the job role?

We are seeking to appoint a competent and enthusiastic Higher Level Teaching Assistant to support teaching and learning in our school from September 2025.

We are a friendly and inclusive school with a happy and motivated staff working towards the best outcomes for our children.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking to appoint someone who:-

• Has a record of delivering high quality teaching and learning in a primary school setting;
• Is knowledgeable about the Primary National Curriculum and has taught a range of subjects;
• Is competent and confident to teach pupils within a specific phase KS1, Lower KS2 or Upper KS2;
• Has a positive approach to behaviour management and promotes a ‘can do’ attitude;
• Has high expectations of themselves and others;
• Can work as part of a team and is an effective communicator;
• Is organised and can use initiative as needed;
• Wishes to continue to develop as a professional.

In return we can offer you:-

• A welcoming school with children who are well behaved and willing to learn;
• A school which is visionary and celebrates success;
• Governors and staff who work well as a team and are committed to achieving the best for every one of our pupils;
• A commitment to offering professional development opportunities;
• Supportive parents.

The successful candidate will be hardworking, enthusiastic, flexible, versatile and able to work independently and as part of a team.

You will be based in a Key Stage Phase, but will also be required to deliver planned learning to classes within your phase to cover PPA fortnightly and to support teaching and learning.  You may also be asked to cover absence occasionally across the school by delivering planned learning to individuals and groups as directed.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encourage.  Please contact the school office if you wish to arrange a visit on 024 7659 2559 or email admin@coundon.coventry.sch.uk. 

Closing Date: 11^th May 2025

Interview Dates: 19^th and 20^th May 2025

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Coundon Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 544 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Coundon Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/coundon-primary-school-coventry

Apprentice Teaching Assistant

Coundon Primary School

Fixed Term for 18 months, starting September 2023

Contract will end at the end of the Spring Term March 2025

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