Teaching Assistant
Blenheim Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9EX10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
8 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: The vacancy is for a full time (30 hours per week), term time position, with an additional 2.5 hours per week of lunchtime assistant cover.
Contract type
- Fixed term - To 31st July 2025
Pay scale
- A1/B1 02
What skills and experience we're looking for
Blenheim Primary School are looking for a Teaching Assistant to work in our Outstanding school, where we are “Aiming high in the heart of the city”. We want all pupils to achieve their maximum potential by having high expectations and excellent standards. We provide a calm, positive atmosphere where children can feel safe, healthy, happy, confident and motivated. We celebrate and respect our cultural diversity and provide a stimulating and relevant curriculum, recognising achievement and celebrating success in all areas of school life.
The successful candidates will be caring, extremely motivated and enthusiastic, with the energy required to join our hardworking, high achieving team. They will:
- love working with children
- understand how children learn
- enjoy working as part of a team
- have good literacy, numeracy and communication skills
- be flexible and have the ability to use their initiative
- have high expectations of achievement and behaviour.
What the school offers its staff
The role involves working under the direction of the class teacher to support learning and development. There may be more than one position available, please indicate your preferred age range in your application. The vacancy is for a full time (30 hours per week), term time position, with an additional 2.5 hours per week of lunchtime assistant cover.
If you would like to visit the school prior to applying, appointments will be on Wednesday 20th November at 9:00am or Thursday 21st November at 4:00pm. Please call the school office on 0113 2930808 to book onto one of these sessions.
The closing date for completed applications is 9:00am on Monday 25th November 2024.
Interviews are to be held Friday 6th December 2024.
Blenheim Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expected all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to and enhanced DBS check.
To apply for this role, please email hr@blenheimprimaryschool.com to receive the job description and an application form.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@blenheimprimaryschool.com
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Blenheim Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 457 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Blenheim Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@blenheimprimaryschool.com
- Phone number
- 01132930808
Arranging a visit to Blenheim Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@blenheimprimaryschool.com.
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