KS2 Teaching Assistant
Aragon Primary School, Morden, Surrey, SM4 4QU10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
11 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - 22/07/2025
Pay scale
- Me4 03
What skills and experience we're looking for
KS2 Teaching Assistant
We have a fantastic opportunity for a teaching assistant to join our friendly and hardworking team at Aragon Primary School in Merton. The role will be working as a teaching assistant in KS2 and will require experience working within education.
Aragon is a very popular three form entry school set in spacious grounds to allow and encourage healthy outdoors activities. The teachers and governors value honesty, care and respect for others, a sense of responsibility, creativity and imagination and an understanding of what is means to live in a close community.
The suitable candidates will have:
- A calm and patient nature.
- Excellent communication skills, with both adults and children.
- Experience of special educational needs and understand how to motivate and support children to achieve their potential.
- Experience of using a variety of strategies suitable for special educational needs and be passionate about making a difference to children’s lives.
- An ability to work on their own initiative.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A warm welcoming environment.
- Confident and enthusiastic children who enjoy learning.
- The active support of parents and governors.
- Opportunities for professional and personal development.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Being part of the Willow Learning trust.
- Beneden Healthcare.
- Staff perks including car, bike etc.
Further details about the role
Being part of the Willow Learning trust.The Willow Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to protecting our pupils and staff and therefore have a rigorous recruitment process which includes assessing candidates’ suitability to work with children. We expect all staff to share this commitment and hold an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Safeguarding Statement
The Willow Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to protecting our pupils and staff and therefore have a rigorous recruitment process which includes assessing candidates’ suitability to work with children, we expect all staff to share this commitment. Note the Trust will complete an online check on shortlisted candidates, as recommended in KCIES 2022 and expect the successful candidated to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Statement:
The Willow Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to protecting our pupils and staff and therefore have a rigorous recruitment process which includes assessing candidates’ suitability to work with children, we expect all staff to share this commitment. Note the Trust will complete an online check on shortlisted candidates, as recommended in KCIES 2022 and expect the successful candidated to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Aragon Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 630 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Aragon Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ngranelli@aragon.merton.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02083370505
Aragon is a very popular three-form entry school set in spacious grounds on the border of Merton and Sutton.
Our children are at the heart of all we do here at Aragon; they are encouraged to have high expectations of themselves, to be responsible young people, tolerant of others, hard-working and kind. We try to create as many opportunities as possible for children to show responsibility and contribute to society. We believe in a broad and deep curriculum which is truly inclusive so all children reach their potential and a love of learning is fostered. Play is valued too and our extensive grounds are put to good use every day with a huge variety of activities to keep our children busy and engaged
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