Senior Teaching Assistant
Hazelbury Primary School, London, N9 9TT8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
29 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,236.74 - £29,299.97 Annually (Actual) This is the pro rata salary based on the candidate working 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Senior Teaching Assistant job summary
Hazelbury Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic, inspirational Senior Teaching Assistant to become part of our team. We are a forward- thinking school with a wealth of facilities to inspire teaching and learning and have a passionate dedicated staff. As a Senior Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting class teachers working with a whole class or smaller groups to ensure that all children reach their full potential. As part of your role you will be required to cover lessons.
Every child has a Chromebook which enhances learning throughout the day. Our curriculum is innovative and we embed a Rights Respecting ethos across the school that embodies our school values and invites children to be great citizens of the future. Children’s learning and experiences are enhanced through our two school libraries, performing arts studio, music zone, creative hub and DT workshop. Our early years caters from two years of age and features extensive outdoor facilities which develop every area of learning for all age groups including Reception.
Our own on-site sports coaches provide our children with quality sport provision and fantastic extra-curricular opportunities, alongside the children’s access to outdoor gyms for recreational use. With a farm, edible playground, pond and orchard on site, we are able to provide the children with exceptional learning outside of the classroom. We also have our very own minibuses, which all staff have the opportunity to be trained to drive.
The wellbeing of our staff is of paramount importance and we promote a healthy work-life balance. We consider the impact of workload in all decisions that we make and with an embedded ‘no marking’ feedback policy, as well as a streamlined approach to planning and paperwork. All Senior Teaching Assistants are given Macbooks to aid them when working with children and communication with teachers. We provide staff with wellbeing days, an attendance reward scheme, have a staff gym and Daycare on site and give all employees access to a support hub to support their mental wellbeing.
As part of the Connect Education Trust we are strongly committed to providing high quality professional development and career progression for all staff. We are constantly reviewing our practices to ensure that our staff can focus on what matters: providing a rich environment in which children can learn and thrive. We are able to offer significant opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues at Hazelbury, the Trust and the wider educational sector. We encourage expertise and staff that supports one another to develop their own practice and to create remarkable futures for all pupils.
With easy access into central London, our school is ideal for candidates wanting to live in either inner or outer London. In line with recent legislation, applicants must have a command of spoken English that is sufficient to effectively carry out duties of the role.
All Connect Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, therefore all employees working within the Trust must have the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of our children and young people. All candidates are required to complete the school’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ declaration and will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). For posts in regulated activity, this will include a barred list check. The Trust also requires consent from applicants to carry out online searches of publicly available information, including social media, prior to interview. The Trust and its schools are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment or is disadvantaged on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, and we welcome applications from all sections of society.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.
Commitment to safeguarding
Connect Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, therefore all employees working within the Trust must have the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of our children and young people. All candidates are required to complete the school’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ declaration and will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). For posts in regulated activity, this will include a barred list check. The Trust also requires consent from applicants to carry out online searches of publicly available information, including social media, prior to interview.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Hazelbury Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 1081 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Hazelbury Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Our own on-site sports coaches provide our children with quality sport provision and fantastic extra-curricular opportunities, alongside the children’s access to outdoor gyms for recreational use. With a farm, edible playground, pond and orchard on site, we are able to provide the children with exceptional learning outside of the classroom. We also have our very own minibuses, which all staff have the opportunity to be trained to drive.
The wellbeing of our staff is of paramount importance and we promote a healthy work-life balance. We consider the impact of workload in all decisions that we make and with an embedded ‘no marking’ feedback policy, as well as a streamlined approach to planning and paperwork, teachers are able to concentrate on providing quality teaching in the classroom. This is promoted by all teachers having a Macbook to enable them to work effectively. We provide staff with wellbeing days, an attendance reward scheme, have a staff gym and Daycare on site and give all employees access to a support hub to support their mental wellbeing.
As part of the Connect Education Trust we are strongly committed to providing high quality professional development and career progression for all staff. We are constantly reviewing our practices to ensure that our staff can focus on what matters: providing a rich environment in which children can learn and thrive. We are able to offer significant opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues at Hazelbury, the Trust and the wider educational sector. At Hazelbury, staff are able to be involved with developments within the curriculum in areas that interest them. We encourage expertise and staff that supports one another to develop their own practice and to create remarkable futures for all pupils.
With easy access into central London, our school is ideal for candidates wanting to live in either inner or outer London. In line with recent legislation, applicants must have a command of spoken English that is sufficient to effectively carry out duties of the role.
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