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Teaching Assistant Level 2

Leigh and Bransford Primary School, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5DX

This job expired on 1 October 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 12 hours per week, Mornings, Monday to Thursday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: TA2

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Purpose​:

We are looking for a KS2 Teaching Assistant. We are looking for the successful candidate to bring with them a sense of team work and enthusiasm. Working alongside our class teachers and other TAs. You will support children in class to enable them to engage fully with school life and prepare them for the next stage of their learning journey. The role will involve working with children in small groups and on a 1:1 basis as well as supporting with whole class activities.​

​This role will be supervised by classroom teacher, a designated supervisor, and/or SENDCo

Skills and attributes:

*Ability to work with mixed ability groups.​

*Supporting the policies, practices and ethos of the school​

*Understanding of behaviour management techniques for groups and individuals​

*Excellent interpersonal skills​

*Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise​

*Have a passion for learning and for enabling pupils to develop as enthusiastic learners​

*Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children​

*Flexible/resilient and able to respond with good humour to the unpredictable​

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of and within an education plan provided by the classroom teacher:​​

• Supervise the activities of individuals or groups of children to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical and emotional development.​

• Use specialist skills to undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of pupils.​

• Use specialist skills to foster the intellectual and social development of children.​

• Undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of individuals and groups of children, including pupils with educational, physical or emotional special needs.​

• Undertake those activities necessary to foster the intellectual and social development of children.​

• Within competence to assist the teacher in the delivery of educational and developmental work programmes.​

• To monitor and report individual children's progress, achievements, problems and developmental needs to the classroom teacher or designated supervisor as appropriate.​

• Assist the classroom teacher in the planning of work programmes for individuals and groups of children.

What the school offers its staff

Salary Sacrifice Schemes​

Cycle to work, Electric Vehicle Leasing, and Tech Benefits​

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Employee Health Assistance​

Our employee assistance programme gives you access to confidential, independent, and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. Employees also have access to the Wisdom App which supports wellbeing and mental health.​

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Career Progression​

We want to encourage the career progression of our employees wherever possible, and we support staff who wish to move between our schools and the central teams when suitable roles arise.​

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Pension​​

As a teacher, you will automatically enrol into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. As Support Staff, you can opt-in to the Local Government Pensions Scheme – one of the most competitive on the market.

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 Leigh and Bransford Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 186 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Leigh and Bransford Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: lbpsoffice@metacademies.org.uk
• Phone number: 01886832342
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leigh-and-bransford-primary-school-malvern (opens in new tab)

Leigh and Bransford Primary School is a friendly, welcoming school with great facilities including forest school and a large playing field. We are a fully inclusive school who have high expectations and aspiration for all our pupils in order to enable them to flourish. Together, we will work to provide an excellent, rounded education for every pupil. We do this in a safe environment where pupils feel engaged, valued and supported.

Arranging a visit to Leigh and Bransford Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lbpsoffice@metacademies.org.uk.

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