Teaching Assistant

Red Oak Primary School, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0RZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2024

• Closing date

  3 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade C-D £16,289.88 - £17,073.63 Actual Salary

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking for 2 Teaching Assistants to join our team.

Job title: Teaching Assistant

Location: Red Oak Primary School

Contract: Fixed, 30 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday 08:45 – 15:15

Salary: ALT Grade C - D £16,289.88 - £17,073.63 Actual Salary

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd November 2024

Interview Date: TBC

How to Apply: Applications are to be submitted via MyNewTerm website

Required to start in November 2024

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work within our school. The right candidate will be excited by the buzz of learning and will also have a strong commitment to ensuring our children have the very best learning provision.

About us:

At Red Oak our ethos radiates through our school, we have a calm environment rich with inclusion, nurture and aspiration. We aim to ensure our children achieve as well as children throughout Suffolk and nationally. It is our mission to continue to develop learning within our local community, to raise aspirations and enable all learners to fulfil their potential, whilst on the journey to become an Outstanding school.

What we are looking for:

• Is passionate about ensuring all children are supported to do their best
• Has very good numeracy and literacy skills
• Has experience of working with children across the primary curriculum, including children with social, emotional and mental health needs
• Forms positive relationships with children, parents and staff
• Is reflective and always seeking to improve outcomes for children
• Is passionate about making learning irresistible for children
• Can maintain confidentiality and have a high level of professionalism
• Is committed to improve their own practice

We can offer you:

• Wonderful and talented children who want to learn and do their very best
• A child centred ethos which achieves outstanding standards of behaviour for learning, attainment and care
• A professional, welcoming and supportive staff with high expectations
• An excellent working environment
• Commitment to opportunities for training and professional development
• Vivup Benefit System
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme

If you are passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you!

If you would like to discover more about this role, then please contact Heather Madsen (Headteacher), office@redoakprimary.org or 01502 573509.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date.  With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 Red Oak Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 431 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Red Oak Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/red-oak-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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