Teaching Assistant

Wansdyke Primary School, Bristol, BS14 0DU

3 days remaining to apply

• Expected start date

  1 September 2022

• Application deadline

  1 July 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 June 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
  • Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2023, Term Time Only plus 2 INSET days
• Contract type: Fixed term (31.08.2023)
• Salary: Grade 3 Point 5 to 6 £19,650 to £20,043 FTE

Teaching Assistant job summary

Wansdyke Primary School
Teaching Assistant

Start: 1st September 2023
Salary: Grade 3 Point 5 to 6 £19,650 to £20,043 FTE
Actual pro rata £13,444 to £13,713
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2023, Term Time Only plus 2 INSET days
Location: Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14
Hours: 30 hours a week (8:30am to 3:30pm Mon to Fri with a 1 hour lunch break)

We are seeking to appoint a caring, patient and understanding Teaching Assistant who can support individuals with
special education needs both 1:1 and in small groups to ensure every child reaches their full potential. This post is
fixed term until 31st August 2023 in the first instance.
You would be joining a committed team of Teaching Assistants who enjoy sharing learning experiences with children
and have lots of fun, whilst always putting the children first. All of the staff at Wansdyke like to work with every child
as ‘an individual’ and take a pride in recognising each child’s personality and ways to best help their learning.

We are looking for someone to join our team who will:
-Have NVQ Level 2 and English and Maths GCSE or equivalent
-Have the skills to build a positive, nurturing relationship that models inclusion, patience and high expectations
-Have excellent communication skills
-Be calm, flexible and resilient
-Demonstrate enthusiasm
-Be highly motivated and well organised
-Show initiative and work as part of a team
-Attend relevant training
-Have an understanding and experience of managing children with SEND (desirable but not essential for the right
candidate)

Our school/trust can provide:
- An opportunity to join a committed team with happy, enthusiastic and motivated children •
-Highly committed and enthusiastic staff
-A supportive and pleasant working environment
-A commitment to staff well-being
-Coaching and mentoring within school to develop practice
-A very supportive trust with CPD and networking opportunities
-A very supportive local governing body.

The successful applicant must be fully supportive of the values and ethos of our school and trust. Wansdyke Primary
School is part of Futura Learning Partnership. The Trust currently comprises of fourteen schools and is moving
towards its vision of being a truly inclusive provider of 3-19 education in South Bristol and Bath. For further
information about our Trust, please visit the website: https://www.futuralearning.co.uk/ .Further details about our
school can be found at https://www.wansdykeschool.org.uk/

Visits are warmly welcomed by prior arrangement and potential candidates should contact Wansdyke Primary
School on 0117 903 0218 to arrange a convenient date and time.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 1st July 2022
Interviews to be held week beginning Monday 4th July 2022
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

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, 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.

To apply:
Download the Job Description/Person Specification and Application Form

Additional allowances

Actual pro rata £13,444 to £13,713

Applying for the job

To apply:
Download the Job Description/Person Specification and Application Form

Supporting documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

TA JD and ES - Wansdyke - June 2022.pdf - 488 KB (opens in a new tab)

Futura-Recruitment-Pack-Web.pdf - 843 KB (opens in a new tab)

About Wansdyke Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)
• School website: Wansdyke Primary School website (opens in a new tab)
• Contact email: office@wansdykeschool.org.uk
• Contact phone number: 01179030218
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wansdyke-primary-school (opens in a new tab)

Wansdyke Primary
School is part of Futura Learning Partnership. The Trust currently comprises of fourteen schools and is moving
towards its vision of being a truly inclusive provider of 3-19 education in South Bristol and Bath.
For further
information about our Trust, please visit the website: https://www.futuralearning.co.uk/ .Further details about our
school can be found at https://www.wansdykeschool.org.uk/

Arranging a visit to Wansdyke Primary School

Visits are warmly welcomed by prior arrangement and potential candidates should contact Wansdyke Primary
School on 0117 903 0218 to arrange a convenient date and time.

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