Teaching Assistant – L3 at Bishop's Stortford
Avanti Meadows Primary School, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1FQThis job expired on 3 February 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 February 2022 at 6:33pm
Date listed
25 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- GBP £19,976 - £21,169 (£14,609 – £15,481 per annum 0.73132 FTE)
Teaching Assistant – L3 at Bishop's Stortford job summary
JOB DESCRIPTION
Would you like to join a school with exciting opportunities? Would you like to work with pupils who have excellent learning behaviour and a thirst for knowledge? Would you like to work in a school that values you as a person? Then Avanti Meadows Primary School is the school for you!
Avanti Meadows opened in September 2021 and is the first of three brand-new schools planned for the new all-through Learning Village in Bishop’s Stortford North. Our pupil number are steadily increasing, and at full capacity, Avanti Meadows will be a 3-form entry primary school, providing parents and pupils with the highest standards of education and pastoral care.
The site for Avanti Meadows is a brand-new building with contemporary and first-class facilities, which will make for a unique learning experience.
Since our first school opened in 2008, Avanti Schools Trust has grown in a considered and gradual way. Now, we are a family of 10 schools across the UK, serving over 4,500 children and young people and 450 staff.
We are looking for an innovative, inspirational experienced teaching assistant who put children’s learning at the centre of everything they do and are able to support our pupils in reaching their full potential.
If you are highly motivated and a good team player with enthusiasm, high expectations and good interpersonal skills, then please apply for this rewarding post with us.
This role is a one off. It is your chance to join a new primary school within the first year of opening. It is your chance to be part of a ground – breaking project to push the boundaries of how we do education in this country. Avanti Meadows is your chance to be a part of something special!
WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY
You will be working in a fantastic environment.
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
- To work under the guidance of the class teacher in the planning and implementation of work programmes with individuals or groups of pupils or the whole class to promote effective teaching and learning.
- To provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the pupil and the classroom
- To promote the inclusion of all pupils, ensuring they have equal opportunities to learn and develop
- To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.
For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- Experience of working with relevant age group within a learning environment.
- Excellent level of literacy and numeracy skills
- Working knowledge of relevant strategies in appropriate curriculum or learning area
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
- An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities.
Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Services Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
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About Avanti Meadows Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 148 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Avanti Meadows Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- careers@avanti.org.uk
Avanti Meadows is the first of three brand-new schools planned for the new all-through Learning Village in Bishop’s Stortford North. The school will be a 3-form entry primary school. Avanti Meadows Primary School will provide parents and pupils with the highest standards of education and pastoral care.
The site for Avanti Meadows will be a brand-new building and the facilities will be bespoke, contemporary and first-class, which will make for a unique learning experience. We are working in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council to ensure that careful planning and preparation is in place to make Avanti Meadows a first-choice school for the children of Bishop’s Stortford North.
Arranging a visit to Avanti Meadows Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@avanti.org.uk.
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