Teaching Assistant

Hollywell Primary School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2JL

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2024

• Closing date

  16 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday - Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 10 months
• Actual salary: £18,254 - £18,872

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience of working with young people or adults in a paid/voluntary capacity

Previous experience of work with children or young people

Good communications skills, written and oral

Excellent numeracy and literacy skills

Competent with computers and other technology

Able to understand and implement strategies and methods to help students make good progress

Understand the importance of confidentiality and discretion

What the school offers its staff

Pension

Cycle scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Further details about the role

Hollywell Primary School are looking for a Teaching Assistant to form part of their team.

We are looking for committed, enthusiastic, motivated, and skilled teaching assistant. You will need to be flexible, hard-working and have a sense of humour! The position is temporary for the academic year with the possibility of an extension depending on the school’s needs. The successful candidate will work alongside the teaching staff in class as well as with individual children with SEN. This will be across Years 3, 4 & 5. They may also be required to provide lunch time supervision as part of their working hours.

At Hollywell, we pride ourselves on our family ethos and team spirit. We would love to hear from you if you are looking to further develop your career in a caring school, joining our friendly and hard-working staff. Our school has a unique atmosphere created by its dedicated, highly professional and caring staff.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a patient and caring approach
• Ideally have experience of working in KS2
• Have had some previous experience of working with children with SEND needs.
• Be passionate about making a real difference to the lives of the children
• Build positive relationships with the children and their parents/ carers
• Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Is a team player

We are proud to offer:

• Wonderful happy and well-behaved children who enjoy being at school
• A supportive staff and leadership team
• CPD opportunities to broaden your knowledge and understanding around the specific needs of the child you will be working with

Visits to the school are actively encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contacthead@hollywellprimary.org

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion.

Only applications submitted on the Trust’s application form will be considered. In addition, we would encourage you write a supporting statement in section 6 of the application form.

We do not accept applications through recruitment agencies.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Hollywell Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hollywell Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@emet.uk.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hollywell-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Hollywell Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@emet.uk.com.

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