Teaching Assistant (Level 2) - Moorlands Primary School

Moorlands Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4UN

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  7 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, term time: Required September 2024 - Term-time only, Part-time: 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday - Permanent Contract
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £14,604 to £16,145 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required September 2024 -Term-time only, Part-time: 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday - Permanent Contract

The Governors of the Federation of Moorlands and Park Lane Primary Schools wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to be based at Moorlands Primary School. This will also include some lunchtime duties.

The successful applicant may be required to work at other sites within the Federation.

We are looking for someone who:

• has experience of working with children within a school setting
• is passionate about children’s learning and every child achieving their full potential
• has lots of energy, enthusiasm and patience
• is flexible and can work well within a team
• has a sense of humour
• teaching assistant NVQ an advantage
• has a good standard of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to GCSE/NVQ standard

We can offer:

• friendly and enthusiastic children who want to learn
• a caring, happy school with a clear vision for our continued improvement
• experienced, committed, friendly and supportive colleagues
• high expectations of children's achievement and behaviour

The post holder will be required to work with individual children and groups of children, to support the class teacher and to contribute towards the evaluation and modification of work programmes as required.

The successful candidate will be a good communicator. Lunchtime duties will include supervising children in the lunch hall and in the playground.

What the school offers its staff

For an applicant pack please email bursar@moorlands.reading.sch.uk or call 0118 901 5505 or visit the school website - https://www.moorlandsps.org.uk.

Closing date for all applicants: Sunday 7th July 2024

Interview date: TBC

Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful candidate.

We will process personal data and sensitive personal data (also known as ‘special categories of personal data’)and criminal records data relating to you in accordance with our Data protection policy and in accordance with data protection laws.

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

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About Moorlands Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 337 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Moorlands Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: bursar@moorlands.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/moorlands-primary-school-reading (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Moorlands Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@moorlands.reading.sch.uk.

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