Teaching Assistant
Irchester Community Primary School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7AZThis job expired on 4 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
7 January 2025
Closing date
4 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 25 hours per week. 38 weeks per year school term time plus paid holiday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,027 (April 2024 rates)
Pay scale
- NJC point 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Teaching Assistant should have experience of:
- working with young children in present, or previous, employment and/or voluntary work (e.g. as a Brownie or Cub leader)
- working with children with SEND needs, preferably
The Teaching Assistant should have knowledge and understanding of:
- the needs of young children
- their role in safeguarding children.
- child development and the ways in which children learn.
- the roles played by various adults in a child’s education.
- questions related to equal opportunities.
- phonic knowledge
The Teaching Assistant will be able to:
- build a strong positive working relationship with children
- help professional staff to achieve their objectives;
- work one to one with a special educational needs child, in small groups and as a member of a team;
- explain tasks simply and clearly;
- supervise and control children, and adhere to defined standards;
- accept and respond to authority and supervision;
- work with guidance, but under limited supervision;
- liaise and communicate effectively with others;
- demonstrate good organisational skills;
- get involved in professional development, and attend courses;
- use their initiative to present and prepare resources suitable for working with pupils
What the school offers its staff
- Great children who are always keen to learn
- Parents that want the absolute best for their children
- Brilliant staff team to work with
- Fantastic teachers across the school
- A supportive Governing Body
- A great working environment
- Free tea and coffee
- A dynamic and skilled senior management team
- Great CPD opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post, plus two references for all short-listed candidates
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About Irchester Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 350 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- bursar@irchester-school.net
- Phone number
- 01933 353848
Irchester Community Primary School is a two-form entry primary school with a 'Good' Ofsted rating (June 2023).
We are a nationally recognised school for excellent teaching of primary science, even having our own laboratory and Scientist in Residence. We have achieved Master School Status for the teaching of Accelerated Reading.
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