Teaching Assistant
3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday, 8:45 to 3:15.
Contract type
- Fixed term - To 31/08/2025
Pay scale
- NJ Scale, Grade 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
- A good standard of general education including GCSE in English and Maths at Grade C or above or other equivalents
- Vocational training/qualification in the care, development or education of children
- Willingness to undertake professional development
- Previous experience of working with children in an educational setting
- A commitment to the provision of high quality support
- Confidentiality
- Punctuality
- Good communication skills with both adults and children.
- Patience
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Warm and friendly personality
- Team Player
- A positive approach to inclusive practice, with children and colleagues
What the school offers its staff
On-site parking
Involvement in enriching extracurricular activities or trips.
A leadership team that values and listens to its staff.
Professional Growth: Enhance your career with opportunities to lead projects, develop specialisms, and receive continuous training.
Collaborative Environment: Work with a forward-thinking team that values innovation and teamwork.
Staff well-being committee.
Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Services: All staff are supported with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, physiotherapy, mental health counselling (up to seven sessions as standard), and nurse advisory services. These services are designed to ensure timely and effective care, helping staff maintain their health and wellbeing.
Proactive Mental Health Support: Staff have access to mental health resources, including counselling, workshops, and practical support for managing stress, anxiety, and other challenges. This ensures a supportive work environment that prioritizes staff wellbeing.
Further details about the role
In afternoons, working as a general TA, across KS2 (typically Year 5 or 6).
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 finance@cirencester-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cirencester Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 326 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cirencester Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- finance@cirencester-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01285 658550
Arranging a visit to Cirencester Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email finance@cirencester-pri.gloucs.sch.uk.
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