Teaching Assistant including Lunchtime Supervisor

St James Church of England Primary Academy, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 4PL

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  7 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: Teaching Assistant (12.5 hours/week) and lunchtime supervisor (5 hours/week) 17.5 hours/week total 9.30am-1pm Monday-Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months- until 31 August 2024
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,366 - £23,114

What skills and experience we're looking for

St James CE Primary Academy (part of St Chad’s Academies Trust) is recruiting a caring and empathetic teaching assistant with experience working with primary aged children. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in being able to effectively work with children within a primary setting and demonstrate effective ways of working with pupils to raise their attainment and consistently increase their enthusiasm for learning.

We are looking for a teaching assistant who is:

* Highly motivated to work in a school environment

* Confident interacting with a wide range of personalities

* Able to work independently and confidently with children and young people of all ages

* Able to use their initiative and take on additional responsibilities as and when necessary

* A personable and caring individual who is committed to providing excellence to children in their care.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

* Motivated, enthusiastic children with outstanding behaviour, who are eager to contribute, learn and are highly proud of their academy communities that live out their Christian values.

* Professional and dedicated colleagues

* A thorough and robust induction programme

* A welcoming environment

* Opportunities for training and professional development

* Supportive parents and Governors

* An academy with a clear vision for the future.

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

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@st-james.staffs.sch.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St James Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 102 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St James Church of England Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@st-james.staffs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01543 490378
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-james-church-of-england-primary-academy-rugeley (opens in new tab)

Our school is a place of high expectations, where we aim to provide all our pupils with a friendly, supportive and vibrant learning environment. We promote a love of learning and enable every individual to develop to their full God given potential.
Our school is a purposeful place underpinned by our shared Christian values; Trust, Honesty and Truthfulness, Friendship, Love, Respect and Perseverance. It is a fun place to be, with both creativity and enjoyment celebrated, alongside academic achievements. Above all our school is a safe place, at the heart of the community and where every individual is valued.

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