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Teaching Assistant

Buckfastleigh Primary School, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DD

This job expired on 26 September 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  26 September 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.18 - £12.59 Hourly NJC C 5 - 7

Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistant, Monday to Friday, 5.25 hours per day

We are very proud of Buckfastleigh Primary School and its place at the heart of the community. Our school is a vibrant and dynamic place to learn. We are proud to be part of a school where children and staff are inspired to learn, challenged to do their best and encouraged to succeed. Recently, our school was judged as 'Good' overall by Ofsted. In Behaviours and Attitudes and Early Years our school was judged as 'Outstanding'.

Our vision and values are that every child will feel a sense of belonging, be ambitious and resilient so that they are safe, respected and ready to step into the world.

Raising the bar at Buckfastleigh Primary School

Buckfastleigh Primary School is looking for a passionate and skilled Teaching Assistant to join the team. The role will involve working as part of an enthusiastic and experienced team to enrich the learning of all the children in the class. It is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a school that has excellent relationships with children and families and is at the heart of the community.

The successful candidate will have an understanding of the requirements of the curriculum and be able to work as part of a team to support children’s learning. They will work with individuals and groups at the direction of the class teacher to enable all children to reach their potential.

Buckfastleigh is a single form entry school with a passion for giving children fantastic learning experiences. We are part of Westcountry Schools Trust and work alongside other schools in our Trust to give staff the best possible CPD opportunities. Buckfastleigh is an improving school which offers the right candidates the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children in a small town on the edge of Dartmoor.

The successful candidates will;

• Encourage a love of learning
  
• Be able to build great relationships with children
• Be committed to achieving high standards across the school
• Have high expectations for learning and behaviour
• Have effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work with staff, governors and parents
• Have experience of working or caring for children of primary school age
• Have an understanding of child development and learning

We offer:

A supportive staff team who genuinely want the best for our pupils

A commitment to your own professional development

Local government pension scheme

Lovely children who deserve the best

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English. Please indicate if you have any particular interests or skills which you would bring to the role. e.g. Forest School, outdoor learning, music, sports, nurture etc.

If you would like to find out more please call 01364 643304.

Completed applications should be submitted to ndixon@buckfastleigh.devon.sch.uk by 26th September 2024. Interview date tbc.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post.

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 Buckfastleigh Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 128 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Buckfastleigh Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/buckfastleigh-primary-school (opens in new tab)

A member of South Dartmoor Academy Trust

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