Teaching Assistant

St Louis Catholic Primary School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2XZ

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  22 April 2025

• Closing date

  26 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.44 - £12.93 Hourly Dependent on experience

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking to recruit a keen, enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our friendly hardworking KS1 or KS2 team. You will work alongside our teaching staff to support and extend the children's learning.

Applicants should preferably:

• be passionate about children's learning
• have knowledge and understanding of the primary curriculum and how pupils learn
• be eager to expand their knowledge, skills and understanding of teaching practices
• have experience of working within a primary classroom
• have experience of setting up and managing groups of pupils during focused learning activities

About you:

We are looking for someone who will:

• Inspire and motivate our children with a love of learning
• Have high expectations of children’s achievements and behaviour
• Work effectively within a strong and committed team
• Take a full and active role in all parts of school life
• Be understanding and sympathetic to our Catholic ethos
• Be committed to the safeguarding and well-being of our children

For further details, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Please also see our website for more information about our wonderful school and the opportunities on offer.

As part of our strong commitment to safeguarding means this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 (KCSIE) online searches will be undertaken for prospective shortlisted candidates.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About St Louis Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Louis Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-louis-catholic-primary-school

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