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  • Start date details

    01/01/2025

  • Closing date

    11 October 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    18 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years

Working pattern

Part time: 16.5 hours per week worked across afternoons Monday to Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - To 31/08/2024

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £21,189 and £21,968 (full time equivalent)

Actual salary

£13,605.66

Pay scale

C4-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

As a Teaching Assistant Level 1, you will work under the direct instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in a classroom with the teacher. You will support pupils to ensure they can access learning and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.

What the school offers its staff

We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:

  • Contributory pension scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Minimum entitlement of 34 days holiday (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays
  • Access to the Delta benefits website with discounts on retailers, holidays, days out, etc
  • Access to Cycle to Work scheme, car leasing and technology scheme
  • Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
  • Training and development opportunities

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About Highfields Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
111 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
01302 651037

Highfields Primary Academy is a vibrant and caring primary school situated in Doncaster. Our teaching team is highly motivated and driven by a desire to raise standards and improve outcomes for all our children. Highfields is an area of high deprivation and many of our children struggle with early communication. At Highfields Primary we give the children a wide, language-rich curriculum which enriches their lives and enables them to set their own personal goals and achieve them through dedication and hard work. The commitment of the staff to deliver these ambitious aims creates a positive environment in which staff work collaboratively to support and discuss all aspect of the children’s learning in a creative and purposeful way. This ethos means that parents and children are welcomed into our school and positive attitudes are fostered by adults and children. Leaders mentor staff and model great practice in an open and encouraging way. As a result, there is a clear and ambitious vision of the school’s future which the whole school community work towards together.

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