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Pastoral Teaching Assistant

Poplar Farm School, Grantham, NG31 8XF

This job expired on 20 March 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 March 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 March 2023

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: 25 hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,812 - £21,968
• Actual salary: £13,515 - £14,266
• Pay scale: G3.6-9

What skills and experience we're looking for

Poplar Farm is a new school which opened in September 2018. We are a warm, caring, inclusive and vibrant school where pupils are at the heart of every decision we make. Poplar Farm pupils are happy and confident, they are problem solvers, open minded, resilient and motivated to learn. We have a generous school site, with creative, bespoke learning areas both inside and outside.

The school is part of CIT (Community Inclusive Trust), a Multi Academy Trust comprising of special and mainstream primary schools across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing nurture group support for children
• Motivating and encouraging pupils
• Supporting children with social, emotional and behavioural issues
• Providing support across a range of child centred activities to promote child development and learning
• Offering 1-1, paired and group sessions to children, depending on their needs
• Signposting children and families to appropriate services and support outside of school where needed
• Supporting vulnerable children at lunchtime through a bespoke club

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role and to ensure your suitability for this role.

What the school offers its staff

The benefits we can offer:

• A large, friendly, supportive and enthusiastic staff team
• An innovative, forward thinking leadership team
• The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people
• A supportive induction process
• A personalised CPD programme
• Access to the Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (salary dependent)

Further details about the role

Closing date for applications: Midnight, Monday 20 March 2023

Interviews will take place: Wednesday 29 March 2023

CIT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks.

Applicants may also be subject to a social media presence check.

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.

This job post has expired.

About Poplar Farm School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 360 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Poplar Farm School website
• Email address: enquiries@poplarfarmsch-cit.co.uk
• Phone number: 01476850680
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/poplar-farm-school

Arranging a visit to Poplar Farm School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@poplarfarmsch-cit.co.uk.

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