22 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    25 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    2 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 20hrs or 30hrs a week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

23,500

Pay scale

Grade 4 Scale 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an applicant who:

  • has experience of working with children
  • is passionate about enabling all children to achieve as well as they possibly can whatever their starting point
  • has a clear idea of strategies to encourage appropriate behaviour choices and is able to apply these in a classroom situation and outside of the classroom
  • will support children of all abilities
  • is flexible, well-motivated and is able to work on their own initiative,
  • is a good team player
  • will make a positive contribution to our school community
  • is willing to, or has specific experience of, working with SEND pupils
  • is willing to run interventions
  • is willing to attend to pupils personal needs including social, welfare and health matters
  • is willing to implement actions and strategies suggested by outside agencies

What the school offers its staff

  • A friendly, happy and welcoming, Christ centred community with a strong Catholic ethos.
  • A real opportunity to make a difference to the lives of our amazing children.
  • The chance to work alongside a dedicated and committed staff body.
  • A supportive Governing Body committed to raising standards and strong local parish links.
  • Commitment to your continuous professional development.

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 complete the online application.

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Additional documents

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About St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
419 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01444235254

Arranging a visit to St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stwilfridsbh.org.uk.

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