Teaching Assistant

Ferrars Junior School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0ES

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  13 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,550.00 - £18,843.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Internal advert for a teaching assistant position at Ferrars Junior School, Lewsey Road, Luton, LU4 0ES

Contract type: Permanent

Contract term: Part-time

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 8.30am -3.30pm, Monday - Friday (term time plus 5 INSET days)

Salary: £18,550- £18,843 Annually (Actual)

Closing date: 13th June 2025

Start date: September 2025

Interview date: ASAP

Ferrars Junior's is a well-resourced vibrant school with responsive children and a supportive school team. To enhance our team we are looking for someone who has a genuine commitment to learning and inspiring children who can provide support to a child or small group within a classroom.

You must:

• Have primary setting TA experience
• Have relevant teaching assistant qualifications to support primary aged pupils
• Enjoy working with children, especially Behaviour, SEN and EAL
• Be confident in managing challenging behaviour
• Have a calm, patient and caring manner
• Be positive and encouraging
• Work well in a team
• Be an excellent communicator
• Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Be enthusiastic, adaptable and hard working

We look forward to hearing from you and encourage you to visit our school. For further details please contact Mrs McDade.

Email: amcdade@ferrars.co.uk

Telephone: 01582 574933

Please also visit our website www.ferrrars.org.uk

Apply today as we set up early interviews for strong candidates who meet the full person specifications upon receipt of application.

Ferrars Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS 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.

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 Ferrars Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 360 pupils
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ferrars Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ferrars-junior-school-luton

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