Teaching Assistant - Level 2
Whitehouse Primary School, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8PE5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2024
Closing date
24 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Part time, 30 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term to cover maternity leave until 11th July 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 4 £23,500 - £23,893 per annum
Actual salary
- £16,321 - £16,593 - Pay award pending
What skills and experience we're looking for
Whitehouse Primary School are looking to appoint a Level 2 Teaching Assistant who can make a difference to the learning of our pupils within our Alternative Resource Provision. You'll form positive relationships and play a key, rewarding part in improving the outcomes for our pupils.
You will join a supportive, welcoming and motivated school community that works hard to maintain high standards. We are looking for someone who can inspire and influence and has;
- Experience of working with SEN children or 1:1 working would be desirable, as well as using Read Write Inc to support phonics development.
- An ability to collaborate and work successfully as part of a team, communicating well with pupils, parents and carers.
- An ability to develop positive relationships with children, to understand their needs and encouragepositive attitudes to learning.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is one of seven primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
In return we offer:
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
- A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
- The benefitof working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
- Membership of the Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Further details about the role
This post is part time, 30 hours per week and term time only plus 5 additional days. The role is to start from 18th November 2024 and is fixed term until 11th July 2025 to cover maternity leave.
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on 24th October 2024.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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 Whitehouse Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 161 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- whitehouse.admin@neat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 249 7879
Arranging a visit to Whitehouse Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email whitehouse.admin@neat.org.uk.
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