KS2 Teaching Assistant

Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 6QE

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 November 2024

• Closing date

  22 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,941.00 - £18,241.00 Annually (Actual) pay award pending

KS2 Teaching Assistant job summary

This is a temporary full time post working 32.5 hours per week, term time plus two days until July 2025.

At DSAT Multi Academy Trust, children are at the centre of all we do. Our ambitious and emerging Multi Academy Trust currently comprises of 17 Primary schools across Rotherham, Sheffield and Doncaster.

We are seeking a diligent and proactive Teaching Assistant with good interpersonal skills and high standards. In return, we can promise a school full of amazing children, a genuine staff team and a well-resourced environment.

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and conscientious teaching assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will be working with individuals, small groups and within whole classes to impact on children’s learning. They will need excellent communication skills, the ability to engage and motivate children and will be a committed member of the whole school team. This role will also include promoting positive play and behaviour in the playground during playtimes and lunchtime sessions.

We offer full training and on-going support to the successful candidate who has the ability to implement phonics, English and Maths group work and also to support across the whole curriculum.

The successful applicant will need to work collaboratively with the class teacher, respond sensitively and confidently to the needs of children, Applicants applying for the post must already hold a relevant recognised NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification. The successful candidate must have a minimum of Grade C in GSCE English and Maths (or equivalent), and experience of working in a primary school setting.

We seek to appoint a Teaching Assistant who will support the school’s vision and Christian values (you don't need to be a praticising christian to apply), be willing to take part in staff development and be happy to join a caring, supportive and progressive team.

Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting the school office.

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

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 Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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