4 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    18 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    5 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Term time only, 8.45am – 3.15pm (1 hour lunch break) 5 days a week

Contract type

Permanent

Hourly rate

£11.79 - £11.98 (pay award pending)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teaching Assistant, suitably experienced in supporting children and able to meet the curriculum demands of literacy and numeracy throughout the school.

Please be aware that the role may involve working 1:1 with children with additional needs as well as general support in the classroom.

What the school offers its staff

  • A really warm welcome, a friendly, supportive team and a tremendous professional opportunity within a large, caring and popular school close to the centre of Somerset’s County Town, Taunton.
  • An opportunity to be part of a hard-working and talented team, committed to child centred learning and achieving high standards in an excellent school. (Ofsted ‘Good’ 2023, SIAMS Outstanding, 2017).
  • The support of our enthusiastic children, parents/carers and the wider school community;
  • The opportunity for your own professional development.

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 office@bishophendersontaunton.co.uk

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About Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton

School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
433 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Phone number
01823 274770

We offer:
• A really warm welcome, a friendly, supportive team and a tremendous professional opportunity within a large, caring and popular school close to the centre of Somerset’s County Town, Taunton.
• An opportunity to be part of a hard-working and talented team, committed to child centred learning and achieving high standards in an excellent school. (Ofsted ‘Good’ 2017, SIAS Outstanding, 2017).
• The support of our enthusiastic children, parents/carers and the wider school community;
• The opportunity for your professional own development.

Arranging a visit to Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton

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

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