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Higher Level Teaching Assistant for EYFS (Fixed term until 31 August 2025)

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 7AZ

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,366.00 - £35,235.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £23,646 - £24,971 per annum

Higher Level Teaching Assistant for EYFS (Fixed term until 31 August 2025) job summary

• Fixed term until 31 August 2025, term time only
• Monday to Friday, 31.25 hours per week
• Salary NJC Grade SO1, Scale Points 23-25, £33,366 - £35,235 per annum
• Actual Salary £23,646 - £24,971 per annum
• Required as soon as possible

The Governors are looking for three highly motivated and inspirational Teaching Assistants to join our Catholic primary school at St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy Pudsey. We are looking for candidates who can motivate and inspire pupils in their learning and behaviour, with the expectation that you will support children on a 1:1 basis. We would particularly welcome applications from applicants who have experience of working with EYFS.

Experience of working with children with SEMH needs or as a 1:1 support worker is desirable but not essential.

We are looking for someone who:

• Can support the Catholic/Christian ethos of the school.
• A talented primary practitioner with high expectations and standard, who will be committed to the progress of all children.
• Has experience in working with children in EYFS.
• Has experience of working with children with EAL and supporting SEN pupils.
• Can use their initiative and work flexibly supported by a strong team.
• Is an excellent communicator, able to liaise successfully with children, colleagues and parents.
• Will be committed to attending staff and moderation meetings across the Trust, after school.

What we can offer you:

• A professional team of hardworking and supportive staff and senior leadership team
• Well behaved, caring children
• Strong and effective links with parents/carers and the local community
• Excellent links with Pudsey Children Services
• Support via the BWCAT learning mentor group
• A well set up bank of resources to support workload
• Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support)
• Generous pension contribution managed by the West Yorkshire Pension Fund
• A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing

Visits to St Joseph’s Pudsey are warmly welcomed; please contact Lisa Beekharry, Office Manager on 0113 256 5407 to make an appointment. 

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure certificate.

In line with KCSiE 2024, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

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.

This job post has expired.

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 326 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-pudsey-pudsey (opens in new tab)

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