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Teaching Assistant (level 1)

Zaytouna Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8WH

This job expired on 4 December 2024 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  4 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - until 31 August 2025
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790
• Pay scale: GLPC Grade C point 5-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

• Good standard of education especially with regard to literacy and numeracy skills.
• GCSE Maths and English grade C or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge

• Awareness of/willingness to train to get knowledge and understanding of the Teaching Assistant’s role in supporting teaching and learning across the curriculum.
• Knowledge of appropriate behaviour management practices
• Knowledge of Health and Safety policies and procedures that contribute to the maintenance of pupil safety and security
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and protocols.
• Ability to use resources and materials including ICT software and equipment

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to support the management of pupil behaviour
• Ability to establish positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues
• Ability to provide support for planning and delivery of learning activities.
• Skills to support the effective use of ICT in the classroom.
• Ability to organise classroom resources and assist with the maintenance of pupil records

Personal qualities

• A diplomatic and patient approach
• Efficient and meticulous in organisation
• Able to work flexibly, adopt a hands on approach and respond to unplanned situations
• Ability to evaluate own development needs and those of others and to address them
• Ability to work in accordance with the school’s policies including health and safety and safeguarding policies

Work Related Circumstances

• Must be willing to undertake training as required
• Must ensure confidentiality in respect of pupils and information.
• Commitment to the highest standards of child protection and safeguarding
• Recognition of the importance of personal responsibility for health and safety
• Commitment to the Trust’s ethos, aims and whole community.

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.

• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
• Calm and purposeful learning environments
• Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

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.

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About Zaytouna Primary School

• School type: Free School, Muslim, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 419 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Zaytouna Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@zaytounaprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01332 383379
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/zaytouna-primary-school (opens in new tab)

We are an exciting and happy school community who are committed to #DoingThingsDifferently. From our curriculum to our enrichment offer, our approach to professional development to our partnerships with the local community, we’re striving for innovation and excellence. We believe that school should develop a child’s mind, body and soul. This drives every decision that we make and we’re proud that we are able to offer this entitlement to all of our children. It’s what we care passionately about. We also know that to fulfil this, we need to ensure that mental and physical health and wellbeing is at our core. For our children and our adults. You’ll see this reflected in everything that we do.
We’re proud to be a school of Islamic distinctiveness – you’ll see that our QIS offer enriches our children to be the best versions of themselves. It’s what makes our school a genuine family community. This together with our comprehensive development of our core British Values means that our children are being well supported to become informed, critical thinkers of the future.
We are ambitious and unapologetic about what we do at Zaytouna. It’s based on what we believe to be important and on the future that we want for ourselves and our children. We make sure however that we have as much fun as we can along the way!

Arranging a visit to Zaytouna Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@zaytounaprimary.co.uk.

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