Teaching Assistant, including 1:1 support (fixed term until July 2025)
Cullingworth Village Primary School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 5DA12 days remaining to apply
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
7 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,272.43 - £17,823.78 Annually (Actual) The salary is Band 5, which has a spinal column point range of point 4 to 6. The actual salary stated is for Term Time only, working 31.25 hours per week. The full-time equivalent salary is £24,404 to £25,183.
Teaching Assistant, including 1:1 support (fixed term until July 2025) job summary
About this Role
Salary: Band 5 with a spinal column range of SCP 4-6.
Hours of work: 31.25 hours per week. Term Time only
Length of contract: Fixed term until 24th July 2025
We are looking for a hard-working, enthusiastic and reliable team member who will be an effective classroom practitioner. Ideally you will need to have recent experience of working with children in a primary school environment. We require a highly committed, talented candidate who can confidently support children’s learning and be an excellent role model for the children.
The postholder will be primarily based in Key Stage 2 but may be required to work in other year groups. The role of a TA is to complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities.
We can offer you:
- A ‘Good’ school (Ofsted December 2022)
- A friendly, caring staff with a strong commitment to TEAM CULLINGWORTH.
- AMAZING children who are friendly, enthusiastic and take pride in their learning.
- A head teacher with strong beliefs about children being at the heart of everything we do.
- A strong commitment to professional development and support at all levels.
The successful applicant will:
- Take pride in their work, be highly motivated and work well as part of a team.
- Be committed to the safeguarding and well-being of all children in their care.
- Support the school ICARE values of inclusion, compassion, aspiration, resilience and excellence.
- Work within an established policy to anticipate and manage behaviour constructively, promoting self-control and independence
- Work under the direction and guidance of teachers and senior staff to supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning
- Support pupils to understand lesson instructions and use basic ICT
- Establish productive working relationships with pupils, interacting with them according to their individual needs and acting as a positive role model
- Assist with providing additional support for children with special educational and/or medical needs, helping to ensure their safety and access to learning activities. This support may include intimate care, depending on the needs of individual.
- Promote inclusion of and highest aspirations for all pupils in the school
- Undertake playground & lunchtime duties as and when needed
- Help create and maintain an orderly & supportive learning environment, including preparation and maintenance of equipment/resources.
- Comply with policies and procedures in relation to child protection, health and safety, equality & diversity, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns in a timely fashion
- Willingness to show initiative and help plan activities for the children.
- Demonstrate a flexible approach and undertake any other ad hoc tasks and professional duties which are in keeping with the purpose and level of this role.
Hours of work:
8.30am-3.30pm Monday to Friday (with a 45 minute lunch break)
Term Time only.
The applicant would also be required to attend occasional compulsory training. This would usually be on a Wednesday after school. See attached for the job description and person specification.
Tours of the school are warmly welcome and available by appointment via the school office. If you believe you are the right person for this role then we would love to hear from you.
If you’d like to apply, please follow the instructions to submit your application via My New Term. Please note CVs are not accepted.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are available to view on our school website. Our Recruitment and Employment of Ex-offenders policy is available to view on the BDAT website. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are available to view on our school website. Our Recruitment and Employment of Ex-offenders Policy is available to view on the BDAT website.
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.
About Cullingworth Village Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 320 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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