Teaching Assistant
Two Rivers Church of England Primary, Bristol, BS31 1GE10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 March 2025
Closing date
23 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 February 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £18,799.13 pa
Pay scale
- Grade 3 SCP 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
- We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and inspirational Teaching Assistant who:
- Qualifications: Has at least 5 GCSEs (including English and Maths at grade C or above) and be a qualified first aider, with a teaching assistant qualification (e.g. NVQ Level 3) being a plus
- Experience: Has a minimum of 2 years’ recent, relevant classroom experience, with additional experience in supporting pupils with extra needs and employing effective, independent strategies considered advantageous.
- Skills: Understands classroom roles, child development, and learning processes—including recognizing and addressing barriers to learning—and be involved in pupil reviews and reporting. Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work collaboratively, use initiative, and effectively supervises groups of pupils. Demonstrates integrity, commitment to continuous professional development, and possess very good IT skills alongside a working knowledge of the national curriculum and related learning programmes.
- Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.
- Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.
What the school offers its staff
- Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
- Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
- Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
- Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.
Further details about the role
Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?
Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued?
Join us!
At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.
Your Role in Building Brighter Futures
As a Teaching Assistant at Two Rivers CofE Primary School, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.
Two Rivers CofE Primary school is an outstanding school in a new, state-of-the-art building located in the heart of the new Hygge Park development in Keynsham. We offer a broad and forward-thinking curriculum, and we are committed to opening the horizons of all pupils through a range of learning opportunities. We are passionate about sustainability and our values of kindness, respect, courage, and aspiration are strong.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will be responsible for:
- Supervising and supporting pupils to ensure their safety and promote active learning, independence, and positive social interactions.
- Building constructive, inclusive relationships with pupils, tailoring support to meet individual needs while encouraging self-esteem and self-reliance.
- Collaborating with teachers in planning lessons, implementing individual education or behavior plans, and managing classroom activities.
- Providing timely and constructive feedback on pupil progress by monitoring, recording, and evaluating achievements using various strategies including ICT.
- Facilitating communication with parents, external agencies, and other professionals to support pupils’ overall development.
- Overseeing pupils during non-class times such as lunchtimes, trips, and exams while ensuring adherence to health, safety, data protection, and safeguarding policies.
- Contributing to the creation and maintenance of learning resources and participating in relevant training to uphold the institution’s values and standards.
Application Deadline: 23/02/2025 @ 23:59
Interviews are likely to be held soon thereafter.
PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.
Futura Learning Partnership is Committed to Safeguarding:
Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your existing/most recent employer and completed by a Headteacher/appropriate senior manager/HR Lead, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.
Equal Opportunities:
At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is treated fairly. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to supporting our staff to achieve their full potential.
Commitment to safeguarding
Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.
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About Two Rivers Church of England Primary
- School type
- Free School, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 98 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- nstachura@futuralearning.co.uk
“Pupils flourish at Two Rivers Church of England Primary School. They describe the school as a welcoming place where everyone is kind and respectful.” Ofsted 2023
Two Rivers CofE Primary school is an outstanding school in a new, state-of-the-art building located in the heart of the new Hygge Park development in Keynsham. We wish to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational teachers to join our happy and successful team. We have 2 fulltime teaching posts as a result of the expansion of the school; the Year group and Key stage to be taught is flexible and will be decided based on the strengths of the successful candidate.
We offer a broad and forward-thinking curriculum, and we are committed to opening the horizons of all pupils through a range of learning opportunities. We are passionate about sustainability and our values of kindness, respect, courage and aspiration are strong.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative, growing school and the post would be suitable for experienced practitioners as well as newly qualified teachers, who would be able to benefit from our successful and supportive Futura Learning Partnership ECT Induction Programme.
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