6 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    9 December 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    29 November 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 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE) Scale C.3

Teaching Assistant job summary

We a seeking to appoint a friendly, energetic and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work within our successful, creative school. We need someone who has experience of working with children in an Early Years setting. Knowledge and understanding of children with additional needs is desirable.

We are a diverse and inclusive school with a strong commitment to providing quality provision to all children, regardless of need. Our child-led approach means that children have access to indoor and outdoor learning across the year, so the succesful canditate will need to be able to facilitate, model and promote the joy of exploratory learning activities whatever the weather! An ability to be flexibile is a key requirement as you will need to respond to childrens' interests and respond to last minute changes. The requirements of this post means that you will be setting up and putting away equipment inside and out on a daily basis.

Our school champions robust career progression, so if you are looking to possibly move into teaching in the future, this could be an first step.

Are you:

  • Caring, reliable and motivated?
  • Organised?
  • A warm and friendly face to children, parents and colleagues?
  • Passionate about learning, resilient and have a sense of humour?
  • Experienced in supporting children within a school setting?
  • Able to work as part of a team (both under teacher direction and, where appropriate, at own initiative)?

We recommend you visit our school in the first instance to get a feel for us! Also, please have a look at our website, including our most recent Ofsted report.

Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm (1 hour lunch) unless you would like an additional separate contract to cover a 1/2 hour lunch duty.

You are warmly invited to telephone the Headteacher, who will be pleased to discuss the post in more detail.

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 St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
433 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11

School location

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