Teaching Assistant

Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8PY

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15,507.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint a full time Teaching Assistant for KS1 in our charming village primary school, located in the Hertfordshire countryside, just 7 miles from Hitchin / 10 minutes from Luton Airport. We are a friendly village primary school with a happy and caring team of staff and children.

Hours of work will be 8:45 to 3.15 Monday to Friday.
You will have a clear and passionate view of how children best learn and be dynamic, creative and enthusiastic in your approach. Our children need adults who will inspire and challenge them, setting high expectations with appropriate support.
This role requires flexibility, the ability to be a good team player and strong communication skills. The successful applicant will provide a range of support including 1:1, so experience of SEN is desireable.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

Main duties and responsibilities

School Related:

Act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management.

Assist with the planning and preparation of activities, and in the delivery of local and national initiatives e.g phonics.

Participate in the preparation of the classroom.

Monitor children’s needs and reporting these to a designated person.

Keep records as required by the school.

Child Related:

Promote development and learning (physical, emotional, educational and social). Foster growth, self-esteem and independence, observe and record development.

Support those with special needs.

Carry out reasonable daily personal care/hygiene duties and administer basic first aid.

Assist with the movement of children in and around the school.

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 Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 78 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cockernhoe-endowed-cofe-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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