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Teaching Assistant for KS2

Kingfisher Primary Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 4PY

This job expired on 1 December 2024 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  6 January 2025

• Closing date

  1 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 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: £17,697.00 - £18,266.00 Annually (Actual) 39 weeks per year / 30 hours per week 8.30am - 3.00pm (FTE Salary £25,183 - £25,992)

Teaching Assistant for KS2 job summary

Kingfisher Primary requires a Teaching Assistant to work within KS2 (in the first instance)

Do you want to join a school looking to appoint an ambitious and inspirational teaching assistant? 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team working with children aged 7 -11 years. You will be responsible for the academic and emotional development and attainment of some of our children.

We are looking for a highly motivated, passionate person, who has experience of working in Key Stage 2. The successful candidate will be prepared to work hard and respond positively to the challenges of day to day school life and committed to supporting children to achieve their best through an engaging, creative curriculum.

We are offering you: 

• The opportunity to work in well resourced classrooms 

• Huge scope for advancement and fantastic opportunities for career progression 

• Extensive professional development to enhance your knowledge and skills about the role 

• Teaching Assistants are members of a team of practitioners responsible for the education and care of the children in the school who will implement learning for individuals/groups and supervise physical/general care of children, including those with SEN. 

We are looking for: 

• Someone with the ability to use a variety of strategies to engage and support children in their learning

• Able to provide stimulating and engaging experiences for our children and support them in becoming lifelong learners

• A collaborative professional with the ability to contribute to provision planning

• An excellent role model to children, colleagues and parents, exemplifying our core principle of kindness

• A positive, open-minded professional actively supportive of the ethos, vision and values of the school

• A candidate who is, or wants to become, an integral part of the Kingfisher Team 

• Someone who is forward thinking and adaptable 

We can offer

Astrea Academy Trust has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme

• Generous holiday allowance

• Work life and family friendly policies

• Employee wellbeing initiatives

• Excellent CPD opportunities  

• A warm and professional learning environment

• Children who are friendly and polite 

• A growth mind-set ethos 

• Supportive parents

If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact several entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.

Our academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post would be subject to an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS check with Barred List, satisfactory medical and employment references.

The academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window (if applicable).

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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About Kingfisher Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 443 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Kingfisher Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingfisher-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

Kingfisher is a fantastic academy that places great importance on the success of its pupils. Children are assessed regularly and effective support ensures children make progress. An innovative curriculum has been designed to ensure that children take part in exciting lessons and that they play an active part in their own learning. A number of extra curricular clubs ensure that children have access to a range of enriching activities.

As an academy we love working with parents and have an increasing army of volunteer helpers who support us during the school day. We value the opinions of children in school and they have their own council. The council has regular meetings and discuss a wide range of issues.

Kingfisher is a two form entry academy (420 places) with a 52 place nursery.

The only true way to find out about this academy is to walk through the door and experience the positive atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you into our academy community!

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find any information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the academy direct and speak to Mrs Flint with any queries you may have and she will be able to direct you to the most suitable person to deal with your question

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