Teaching Assistant

James Rennie School, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0BU

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,711.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

James Rennie School

California Road

Carlisle

CA3 0BU

Head of School: Ms Kerry Dunbobbin Regional Director: Mr Kris Williams

T: 01228 554280 E: adminoffice@jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk W: www.jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk

1X FULL TIME, PERMANENT TEACHING ASSISTANT

NJC12 A to NJC14 B, Band 5

35 hours Term Time Only plus 5 inset days

£27,711 - £28,624 pro rata including special school additional allowance and cycle to work scheme

James Rennie School is a well- established special school in the Kingstown area of Carlisle, With an additional Sixth Form site at St Edmunds Park. We currently have up to 203 students on roll ranging from 3-19 within our well- equipped and modern facilities. We would like the successful candidates to be enthusiastic people who can work proactively with our class teachers. We are a dynamic, caring school with a warm and friendly ethos and we expect all of our staff to use this ethos within their working practices. The ability to be proactive and flexible is necessary, and the ability/willingness to work with all ages throughout school is desirable.

If you come to work at our school, we will provide you with a fabulous opportunity to support a unique curriculum which focuses on what children need to learn and how they need to learn.

If you would like more information please email emma.mcdermott@jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk or visit our vacancy section of our website (www.jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk).

James Rennie School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check including the barred list will be required for the successful candidate and other procedures and checks will be followed as laid out in our Safeguarding Policy

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About James Rennie School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 189 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: James Rennie School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/james-rennie-school-carlisle

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