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Teaching Assistant and Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA)

Ivy Lane Primary School, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1HE

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• Job start date

  20 February 2023

• Closing date

  31 January 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 December 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: TA: 17.5 hours per week, 8.30am-12.00noon, Monday to Friday, 38 weeks per year (term time only, excluding TD days). MDSA: 5 hours per week, 12.00noon-1.00pm, Monday to Friday, 38 weeks per year (term time only, excluding TD days).
• Contract type: Fixed term - 5 months
• Actual salary: TA: £8380 -£8688 per annum + MDSA: actual salary £2289 -£2310 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

TA duties will include:

• Supporting pupils learning, either in groups or through 1:1 work. The exact tasks will depend on the learning support needs of the pupil/s
• Supporting pupils self-esteem, inclusion and behavioural development
• Provide physical/personal care to pupils where required
• Supporting the Teacher/s
• Supporting the curriculum - Support the delivery of the English and Mathematics curriculum along with other aspects of both the National Curriculum and the enhanced curriculum offered by the school.
• Support the school e.g. assisting with setting up, storing and retrieving and general maintenance of classroom equipment and teaching aids.

As an MDSA you will be a person who can build up happy and caring relationships with children and supervise them at lunchtime (training will be given).

What the school offers its staff

Ivy Lane School is a two-form entry Primary School in the centre of Chippenham, Wiltshire and is part of the Pickwick Academy Trust. We believe in ‘Learning for Life’, aiming to equip every child with both the skills to be successful beyond their primary years and a life-long appetite for learning. The school community really is a special place to learn. Our recent Ofsted Jan 2022 recognised this; ‘Teamwork is central to the work at Ivy Lane to ensure pupils are educated and nurtured well.’

Our school values of ‘Learning, Environment, Others and Ourselves’ underpin our ethos. We place a huge importance on outdoor learning and are very lucky to have Forest Schools Provision. We also have an extensive provision of social and emotional support for our children.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Interested candidates are required to complete and return an application form by 12.00noon on Tuesday 31st January 2023

Interviews will be conducted on Wednesday 8th February 2023

Please download an application form and information pack from our website www.ivylane.wilts.sch.uk. (This is shown under “News & Events, Vacancies”). Please return your completed applications to Recruitment@pickwickacademytrust.co.uk

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.

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About Ivy Lane Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 444 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ivy Lane Primary School website
• Email address: Recruitment@pickwickacademytrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ivy-lane-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Ivy Lane Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@pickwickacademytrust.co.uk.

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