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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    11 October 2021 at 9am

  • Date listed

    21 September 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

22,995

Actual salary

£9,517

Learning Support Assistant: 17.5 hours per week job summary

Barnes Primary School
Cross Street, London, SW13 OQQ
Tel: 020 8876 7358
www.barnes.richmond.sch.uk

Headteacher: Sue Jepson MA, NPQH

420 pupils on main roll
plus 39 full time and 26 part time Nursery pupils

Required for immediate start

Learning Support Assistant: 17.5 hours per week
£9,517 term time only

• Do you love working with children?
• Are you fascinated by the idea of ‘unpicking pedagogy’?
• Can you bring ‘the fun’ and also ‘the calm’?
• Do you get excited by finding creative solutions?
• And would you like to work in the most amazingly learning environment?

How about joining us? We will induct you and offer you the highest quality professional development. We will make sure that you have a great professional learning experience. You will join a wonderful team and contribute to cutting edge practice.

The governors wish to appoint somebody who is motivated to achieve as a Learning Support Assistant, who will work alongside a pupil requiring additional support who is already settled at our school. We are greatly encouraged by the success she has achieved since she joined us. The Learning Assistant role is for 25 hours a week and will include supporting the child at break and lunchtimes and during physical education.

This position may be of interest to those with a couple of years’ experience and who are keen to develop their pedagogic skills. Continuing professional development is one of the strong features of our school and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to acquire and develop new skills. The training we offer is specifically customised so that it supports practitioners.

We are an exciting, forward looking community school situated one mile from Richmond Park in south west London. This is a successful and ambitious organisation that is committed to continual improvement. We want children to leave this school having achieved high standards in the basic skills. In addition, we wish to inspire them by offering a broad curriculum experience that includes exciting opportunities in the arts, music and sport.

We can offer you a beautiful environment with an exceptional area for outdoor learning - including our forest school provision - excellent resources, great children and the chance to work alongside talented, supportive colleagues.

Visits to the school are both welcomed and encouraged and can be made by telephoning Stephanie Dennis on 0208 876 7358. An application pack and further details about this position can be obtained in the same way or on our join us website page: https://barnesprimaryschool.co.uk/contact-us/join-us/.

The closing date for applications is: 11th October 2021 at 09:00
Interviews are scheduled to be held on: 12th October 2021

At Barnes we take the safeguarding of children extremely seriously. All applications will be thoroughly scrutinised and we will do everything in our power to prevent unsuitable adults from working with our children. All selection processes at our school are designed to identify and reject anyone who is unsuitable for work with children. At least one member of our selection panel will have attended a safer recruitment training course and gained certification. All staff working at Barnes will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up post. There is a culture of ongoing vigilance that ensures children are safe and secure with the adults they come into contact with at all times. References will be sought and checked and all staff are fully aware of the actions they should take if they have any concerns about the behaviour of a fellow staff member towards children.

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.

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About Barnes Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
479 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
02088767358

We are an exciting, forward looking community school situated one mile from Richmond Park in south west London. Our school is thriving and has continued to be so remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic related closure of schools. We can offer you a beautiful environment with exceptional areas for indoor and outdoor learning, excellent resources, great children and the chance to work alongside very capable and supportive colleagues.

Arranging a visit to Barnes Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sdennis@barnes.richmond.sch.uk.

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