Teaching Assistant
Hill Farm Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 3BLThis job expired on 21 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 8:20am – 4:00pm, Monday to Friday (35.83 hours per week). Term time only plus teacher training days (39 weeks per year).
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,404 – £25,584 FTE
Actual salary
- £20,507 - £21,498 pro rata to hours and weeks worked
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary:Grade 3 - £24,404 – 25,584 FTE (£20,507 - £21,498 pro rata to hours and weeks worked)
Hours:8:20am – 4:00pm, Monday to Friday (35.83 hours per week). Term time only plus teacher training days (39 weeks per year).
Start Date:Negotiable
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated professional to join our Team at Hill Farm Primary. We are seeking an inspiring and excellent Teaching Assistant who is dedicated to supporting our pupils' learning and development, particularly through one-to-one interactions.
The Successful Applicant Will:
- Be an excellent practitioner with a passion for supporting teaching and learning in the classroom.
- Engage, enthuse, and motivate pupils, fostering a positive learning environment.
- Work collaboratively with the teaching staff while also being able to work independently when required.
- Assist in delivering a curriculum that inspires and engages pupils, providing tailored support to meet individual needs.
- Be a committed, highly competent, energised, reflective, and resilient individual who can adapt to the dynamic classroom environment.
- Provide focused one-to-one support to pupils, particularly those who may require additional help, ensuring they receive the personal attention and challenge needed to progress.
- Support the development of independent learning skills, helping pupils to manage their own learning and encouraging them to take ownership of their tasks.
- Build strong relationships with pupils to enhance their school experience and overall wellbeing.
You will demonstrate a commitment to ensuring that every pupil receives the support they need to reach their full potential. We are dedicated to delivering a stimulating and enjoyable learning experience, enriched by a variety of activities and environments.
Our School Culture
At Hill Farm Primary, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming and supportive workplace. We value teamwork and collaboration, recognising the importance of strong relationships among staff and pupils. We believe that every child can achieve their targets with the right support and understanding.
If you share our commitment to making a difference in the lives of pupils and want to be part of a vibrant team, we would love to hear from you.
Our headteacher, Dawn Wilson, would be delighted to meet you and discuss the opportunity further. To organise a visit, please email Nicole Nealon.
Closing Date: 9am Monday 12th May 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 21st May 2025
If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.
These posts are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and as such, appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people, and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer You:
- A range of benefits, including cycle to work, free parking, an employee discount scheme, health cashback plan, provision of an iPad, and a strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
- Recognition initiatives through the Trust’s people strategy and well-being committee.
- An annual Learning & Teaching Conference for all Teaching Staff.
As part of Castle Phoenix Trust, you will have opportunities for professional development and collaboration with colleagues and leaders. The Trust is dedicated to investing in staff and ensuring the best possible outcomes for our pupils. Our values of Respect to All, From All, Innovation, and Collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.
Hill Farm Primary has a great deal to be proud of. We are the kind of place people want to work, with a meaningful focus on excellence and a desire to continuously improve.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hill Farm Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 478 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hill Farm Academy website
- Email address
- nicole.nealon@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0247659 5455
Arranging a visit to Hill Farm Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nicole.nealon@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk.
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