12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Immediate

  • Closing date

    7 February 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    23 January 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£20,615.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

River Bank is a growing school that has the Olympic values and physical activity at its core.

We are looking for an experienced teaching assistant to work with our children. This could also be someone who has a keen interest in supporting children with additional needs and who may have some experience of working within an EYFS environment.

The role will also include supervising children during morning break and part of lunch.

This role is term time, plus five training days, 8:15am - 15:45pm with half hour lunch break.

We can offer:

brilliantly behaved pupils
visible and supportive SLT who all teach
free healthcare
one paid family day per academic year
supportive parents
corporate membership to all Active Luton managed leisure centres
a happy school environment where children respond to good teaching and have a thirst for knowledge
commitment to a sensible approach to workload
a strong, committed and supportive team of staff and governors
the added security of Luton Borough Council's pay and conditions in line with maintained schools

Deadline for applications: 9:00am 7th February 2025

Interviews from w/c 10th February 2025

Visits to the school are encouraged, please contact Lucy Brooks on 01582 531860 to arrange a visit.

Previous applicants need not apply.

At River Bank Primary School our commitment is to: Inspire, Empower, Achieve.

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.

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.

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About River Bank Primary School

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
736 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11

School location

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