Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Westways Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 1NE

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,500 - £23,893

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Can form positive and caring relationships with children which motivates them to learn, grow and be confident

• Be committed to inclusion and working with parents.

• Have understanding and experience of strategies designed to support children with social and emotional and communication and interaction difficulties

• Be able to demonstrate a range of strategies used to support emotional regulation

• Shows initiative and the ability to be spontaneous

• Work flexibly within a supportive and committed team

• Has knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum

• Use strategies, under the supervision and guidance of the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals

• Support pupils to understand instructions and support independent learning

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities

• Is a good team player who is willing to contribute to the ethos and wider community of the school

• Has a sense of humour, combined with energy and enthusiasm

• Shares our commitment to CPD

What the school offers its staff

• An outward looking school community;

• A supportive team with children and family placed at the centre;

• A strong commitment to staff development;

• Support from an experienced senior leadership team;

• Time and support to ensure you are able to perform this role successfully.

Further details about the role

Applying for the job

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application please telephone Vicky Phillips, School Business, Manager on 0114 266 2471 to arrange a mutually convenient time.

Interview date: Tuesday 1 October 2024

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@westways.sheffield.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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ToolkitJD-13c - Teaching Assistant L2 - LD2.5.pdf - 130 KB (opens in new tab)

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About Westways Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 622 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Westways Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vphillips@westways.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0114 266 2471
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westways-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Westways Primary School is a large, welcoming school situated in the west of Sheffield, close to the city’s universities and hospitals. Located in the vibrant community of Crookes, we benefit from a socially, culturally and ethnically diverse school community.

We believe that we offer the children at Westways a wonderful education that reflects the needs of the community we serve but also aims to develop the children as members of a global society.

Our staff work hard to provide the very best for our pupils and in return they receive the support and training to enable them to be the best they can be. If you join our team, you can be assured that you will be part of a happy, caring community of staff who put children at the heart of the learning process.

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