Teaching Assistant (Early Years)

Arboretum Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 8GP

24 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 April 2025

• Closing date

  24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week (Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8.30am to 3.45pm, Weds 8.30am to 5.00pm)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,835 FTE per annum, pro rata
• Pay scale: Derby City Grade E, pts 10-14

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our large, friendly and incredibly dedicated team of teaching assistants, supporting teaching staff and pupils across our school.

We require a qualified and experienced teaching assistant to work initially within our Early Years team, so they will require an appropriate Level 3 Early Years qualification. However, our teaching assistants may be deployed across the school, so it would be advantageous to also have experience in Key Stage 1 or 2.

You will be assisting with supervision of the pupils in the classroom, in groups and 1:1 when required. The successful candidate will have experience of children with a range of educational and emotional needs and will be able to demonstrate resilience and calm in stressful situations, focussing on solutions with patience, kindness and empathy.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

• Children who are rewarding to teach, eager to learn and who thrive on success, nurture and positive relationships

• A friendly, welcoming and supportive community who are immensely proud of their school;

• A commitment to continued professional development;

• A friendly working environment which supports and enhances our vision and ethos;

• Employee Assistance Programme

Further details about the role

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

We warmly invite prospective candidates to visit the school to find out more about us and the role. To register your interest, call the school office on (01332) 291140 or email jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk .

For application details, please see attached, or go to Join Our Team on the About Us menu of our website at: www.arboretum.derby.sch.uk where you will find job details and application forms. Please complete both the DDAT Support Staff application form and the Monitoring form. Note that the correct forms must be completed, and that CVs or other methods of application will not be accepted.

Applications should be emailed to jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, completion of a probationary period, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Applying for the job

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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JD TA Level 2 Feb 25.pdf - 461 KB (opens in new tab)

PS TA Level 2 EY Feb 25.pdf - 392 KB (opens in new tab)

About Arboretum Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 640 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Arboretum Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01332 291140
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arboretum-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arboretum Primary School is a proud member of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) www.ddat.org.uk.

Arboretum is a happy place to be. Our school is full of laughter, care and love; where each child is respected as the unique individual that they are. At Arboretum we underpin all of our work with the school’s values of ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’. At Arboretum, children are at the heart of our work. Our priority is to deliver high quality teaching and learning whilst at the same time providing rich and enjoyable learning experiences.

We aim to provide a safe, happy and healthy environment in which all children are encouraged to be creative, confident and enquiring individuals. We want our children to be successful, to love learning and to move onto the next stage of their education with the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable them to thrive. We have high expectations of our children; we will expect and support them to ‘Reach for the Stars’.

We are a large 625 place primary (which includes 32 children in our 2 year old unit and 60 in our 3 year old nursery), with a rich, ethnic mix of delightful and well-behaved children. We have a modern school that sits in large attractive grounds. We pride ourselves on our caring ethos and the value we place in our dedicated and friendly staff teams. We are a popular school, and have a waiting list for most year groups.

Arranging a visit to Arboretum Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk.

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