Teaching Assistant

Crofton Infant School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NG

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 December 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: TA – G4 5-6 (FTE £24,790-£25,183) Actual £13,274-£13,485

Teaching Assistant job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Crofton Infants School, to appoint a highly motivated and committed Teaching Assistant to join our superb team. We are very proud of our school's caring, positive and encouraging atmosphere. We work hard to provide a supportive and stimulating environment where every child can reach their full potential and where children can develop independence, confidence and self-esteem.

The successful candidate:

Will be committed to inclusion and developing the full potential of all children

Have a willingness and ability to obtain and/or enhance qualifications and training for development within the post

Cares about children and improving their life chances through positive school experiences

Is able to assist the class teacher and other professionals as appropriate in the development of suitable educational activities

Will be a supportive and welcoming presence in the classroom and develop positive working relationships with parents

Is a good communicator and able to work well in a team

Is patient, able to stay calm, listen, and value children’s views

Will support the ethos, vision and values of the school, abiding by policies and procedures

In return we can offer:

The support and expertise of the school's outstanding leadership team and governing body with a clear vision of raising standards of teaching and learning

Children who love learning

A stimulating and creative learning environment

An opportunity to work with a passionate and dedicated team of staff

A happy and caring school community

A commitment to support your continued professional development through a network of experienced professionals across the primary academies within Waterton Academy Trust

The opportunity to contribute to school improvement

A health and wellbeing package

A cycle to work scheme

An excellent pension package

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Crofton Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 201 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Crofton Infant School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/crofton-infant-school-wakefield (opens in new tab)

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