EXPIRED

Teaching assistant

Benfield Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 1XS

This job expired on 20 September 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 September 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: £25,119.00 - £25,545.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching assistant job summary

Eko Trust is a family of good and outstanding schools situated across London, Brighton and Suffolk. Collaborating seamlessly, we are dedicated to cultivating a supportive environment where our collective goal is to constantly learn and innovate, striving to deliver unparalleled educational outcomes for the children under our care. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact in education and thrive in a collaborative, progressive atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity to contribute to a community committed to excellence.

Benfield Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistants to join our KS2 team – to work primarily in Year 6

The successful applicants will be expected to provide support to the class teacher by supporting children both individually and in groups, as well as in a whole class mainstream setting.

We are looking for a suitably experienced and hardworking individual who is able to work as part of a team, follow directed tasks when needed as well as use their own initiative. They will relate to and establish an excellent rapport with children having a range of significant needs.

They will be expected to deliver targeted programmes of support and implement recommendations and advice from both external services and in house.

The successful candidate must:

Good Numeracy and Literacy skills

Be able to work under the direction of the class teacher and SENCo as well as being required to use their own initiative.

Have good communication skills, an interest in child development as well as high expectations and aspirations for all.

Have experience of working with or caring for primary aged children within a school situation.

Our School can offer:

- Supportive and friendly staff who work together as a team

- Forward-thinking approaches to learning, professional development, and school improvement

- Continuous professional development & learning opportunities

- Employee benefits scheme offering great discounts from a range of brands

- Salary sacrifice schemes such as Cyle to Work

- Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 access to a confidential employee helpline staffed by trained counsellors

- Access to private GP services, counselling, financial wellbeing advice, physiotherapy, and other specialist services

- Family-friendly policies and options for flexible working

- A commitment to your career aspirations and professional development

Hours

8.30 -12 .15 – TA – Grade B

MDSA hours between 12.15- 1.15 – Grade A

Benfield Primar School as part of Eko Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils attending our schools. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidate will be conditional upon an Enhanced DBS check being completed. This post is also subject to a satisfactory probationary period and medical clearance.

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.

This job post has expired.

About Benfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 405 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Benfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/benfield-primary-school-brighton (opens in new tab)

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex, Brighton and Hove