Lady Seaward's CE Primary School - Teaching Assistant; 19.5 hours per week; term time only

Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0RE

7 days remaining to apply

Start date details
4 November 2024 or as soon as possible
Closing date
18 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 October 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: £22,737.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary: £10,043

Lady Seaward's CE Primary School - Teaching Assistant; 19.5 hours per week; term time only job summary

The First Federation Trust, a Multi Academy Trust of 29 primary schools across Devon and Dorset, including Lady Seward's CE Primary School. Lady Seaward's is a small rural primary school set in the idyllic village of Clyst St George on the outskirts of Exeter, with easy access to the M5.

The school is seeking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to support the classroom teacher and to work across the school to support teaching and learning.

The school provides a secure, nurturing and challenging learning environment with a family atmosphere, where the children come first and has an excellent partnership with parents/carers and the local community.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individual to work alongside the class teacher across all areas of the curriculum.

To deliver targeted interventions.
To promote inclusion through the development of social skills, language and emotional well-being.
To work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school.
You will be expected to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given situations with integrity and compassion.

Desirable characteristics:

experience in working with children with SEND and 1:1
experience supporting intimate care
experience supporting children with language delay and social communication difficulties
experience supporting children with behavioural difficulties

This position is offered on a fixed term basis linked to funding and the SEND needs of the school.

You are encouraged to visit the school prior to application and can contact the school office on 01392 873629 to arrange this.

By being part of First Federation Trust, Lady Seaward's employees benefit from extended networking and school to school support, access to the local government pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, and an employee wellbeing programme.

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 www.clyst-st-george.devon.sch.uk . All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search.

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.