Sports Learning Support Assistant

Fairfield Park Lower School, Fairfield Park, Hertfordshire, SG5 4FD

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  16 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,515.00 Annually (Actual)

Sports Learning Support Assistant job summary

Fairfield Park Lower School is an outstanding school. Located in central Bedfordshire on the Hertfordshire boarder. We provide childrenwith a rich and exciting education which is relevant to them and which develops their skills and abilities.

All children are treated as individuals. We put the children at the heart of everything we do. The environment that we provide is nurturing and caring. We ensure there are no barriers to learning.

We believechildren need to be nurtured and developed as individuals to enable them to become lifelong learners andgood citizens. We are a highly successful values based school built on the partnership between pupils, parents/carers, staff, governors and thelocal community, due to our shared vision of high expectations. We, as a school, pride ourselves in ensuring thatwe achieve quality in all that we do.

Our purpose is to work together to create a positive learning environmentin which all pupils can realise their full potential. We encourage and support all our pupils and in return weexpect high standards of work, conduct and appearance. The school is a fantastic learning environment that we continually improveand enhance.

As a Sports Learning Support Assistant you will

• Form positive and effective relationships with pupils, staff, parents, governors and members of the wider community so the ethos and values of the school are reflected in the way we work together.
• Support teaching and learning within the school by working with individuals, groups or whole classes as directed/supported by the class teacher. This is across the lower school age range.
• Work alongside teachers to deliver engaging and motivating PE lessons.
• Lead, organise and run extracurricular sports activities including supporting and assisting school led After School and Breakfast club facilities
• Help organise lunchtime and playtime games sessions or clubs / support and assist Play Leaders
• Use appropriate skills to help all pupils enjoy all learning, especially PE and learn new skills.
• Assist with the planning and delivery of learning activities.
• Prepare and maintain PE equipment and teaching resources.
• Become an active part of our team, prepared to go the extra mile for the benefit of our school community.
• Follow school policies and behave professionally.

Maintain confidentiality inside and outside the workplace.

May I take this opportunity to invite you to tour the school (call 00462 830000 to arrange) and to thank all applicants for their interest in this post and in Fairfield Park Lower School we look forward to receiving your application.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Fairfield Park Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 497 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fairfield Park Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairfield-park-lower-school

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