Teaching Assistant
Hexthorpe Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 0HH3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,697.00 - £18,266.00 Annually (Actual) £25,183 - £25,992 Annually (FTE)
Teaching Assistant job summary
Join Our Team as a Teaching Assistant at Hexthorpe Primary Academy!
Are you passionate about supporting children's education and helping them reach their full potential? Hexthorpe Primary Academy is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Encourage student engagement and participation in school activities, including off-site visits.
- Understand and support the needs of children to help them reach their full potential.
- Assist with supervision during break and lunch times.
- Inspire students to become independent and express themselves appropriately.
- Support teaching staff with child learning and behaviour.
- Provide feedback to teachers on student observations.
- Support whole class teaching, lead small group interventions, and work with individual students.
- Ensure high standards of behaviour and academic work.
- Lead wrap-around activities such as parents' evening, breakfast club, and after-school clubs as required.
Person Specification:
- Essential: Willingness to work towards Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship, GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above or equivalent.
- Desirable: Knowledge of the curriculum, experience working with children in primary education, and experience with children with additional needs.
About us:
Hexthorpe Primary school is a very large and expanding school situated in the village of Hexthorpe, close to Balby and Doncaster city centre.
Our aim is to provide a stimulating, safe and caring environment where we can develop children academically, socially, emotionally and creatively so that they have the necessary knowledge, skills and ability to thrive as they mature and grow. We strongly believe in providing the best education for each and every child, and we aim to develop this in partnership with parents, families and the wider community.
In return, we can offer you:
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working opportunities from your first day
- Continued professional development and training opportunities
- The opportunity to make a real difference
- A committed and supportive team.
Interested in applying?
Please see the attached Applicant Brief for more information, and don't hesitate to get in touch to arrange a visit to the school or to find out more.
If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact a number of entitlements and can be discussed in more detail at interview.
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS check.
The Astrea Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required.
Join us in making a difference in children's lives and be part of a supportive and dynamic team at Hexthorpe Primary Academy!
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.
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 Hexthorpe Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 440 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hexthorpe Primary School website
Hexthorpe Primary school is a very large and expanding school situated in the village of Hexthorpe, close to Balby and Doncaster city centre.
Our aim is to provide a stimulating, safe and caring environment where we can develop children academically, socially, emotionally and creatively so that they have the necessary knowledge, skills and ability to thrive as they mature and grow. We strongly believe in providing the best education for each and every child, and we aim to develop this in partnership with parents, families and the wider community.
Hexthorpe Primary staff, governors and I look forward to meeting you as we continue on our journey to providing an excellent education for all.
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