Teaching Assistant

Chestnuts Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 5EN

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 24

• Closing date

  23 August 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,453.00 - £18,265.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Chestnuts School is part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, Multi-Academy Trust who inspire all our futures through learning together. At IFtL we are never alone. We know we are stronger together - one united family striving for excellence for all, in everything we do. The ideal candidate will have experience of working with SEND children We are looking for supportive, caring and enthusiastic people to join us as Teaching Assistants and who are able to engage and communicate well, and able to model the school expectations. Flexibility, a willingness to uphold our values and manage change as our school develops are key skills required for TA posts at Chestnuts.

Good basic literacy and math’s skills are essential for this post. In your application, please specify your individual skills and strengths including any interventions, specialist provision or training you have undertaken. We are able to offer imaginative and motivated children, an excellent learning environment and friendly and supportive staff with a wealth of CPD opportunities across the trust.

Our children and their families are at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to provide every child with an educational experience that ensures children have solid foundations from which they can flourish. Barriers to learning are overcome and learning opportunities are unlimited. Every child must be both challenged and inspired to achieve beyond their dreams.

We invest heavily in professional development to enable our staff to flourish and to continually learn and develop. All staff benefit from professional courses in addition to bespoke in-house coaching and CPD opportunities.

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi Academy Trust, successful candidates will have full access to our staff benefits package including CPD, Employee Assistance Programme, discount on gym membership, cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme and much more.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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 Chestnuts Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Chestnuts Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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