Teaching Assistant

Drake's Church of England Primary School, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7DQ

11 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £12.26 - £12.85 Hourly

Teaching Assistant job summary

Part Time over 2 days, 10hrs per week paid as Teaching Assistant NJC Grade C, plus 2.5hrs per week paid as Mealtime Assistant NJC Grade A

You will work alongside the Class Teacher providing general class support including delivering tailored interventions and small group work under the direction of the teacher. We are looking for an individual with a strong, sensitive and nurturing approach to children’s needs, who can be flexible, communicate effectively and think creatively.

We offer you the support of clear systems, protocols, expectations and structures to help you to succeed. You will need to show initiative, creativity and demonstrate the aptitude to work as part of a successful and growing team to improve the life chances of our pupils and make every child feel ‘special’.

We want you to come and join our happy, positive learning environments where our consistent vision is that through collaboration we will always be ‘Stronger Together’.

Ideally, you will:

Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills;
Be able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents;
Have high expectations of children’s behaviour and be able to maintain consistent boundaries;
Be willing to work as part of a team;
Be able to use your own initiative when required;
Have experience in a similar role in a school;

You should have literacy and numeracy to GCSE A-C or equivalent.

What we can offer you:

Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership
Substantial workplace pension
Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons
Staff Wellbeing support
CPD opportunities for all staff

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Media online check.

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.