Teaching Assistant Level 3, Junior Site
King James Academy Royston, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7JHDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
22 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,790.00 - £24,790.00 Annually (FTE)
Teaching Assistant Level 3, Junior Site job summary
We are looking to appoint an inspirational, dedicated, enthusiastic and caring Teaching Assistant to join our experienced team at our Primary site.
We are looking for someone with recent, relevant experience who will bring enthusiasm and a commitment to children's learning to our happy and friendly school. The ideal candidate will have a range of experience, including working with children with additional needs.
The right candidate will need to be adaptable, enthusiastic, highly motivated and have the ability to work effectively as part of a team. They must demonstrate full commitment to the school and its aim to raise standards.
You will assist the class teacher in the delivery of high Quality First Teaching, as well as supporting children one-to-one in the classroom and at unstructured times as needed.
The ideal candidate will have:
- The ability to build good relationships with children, parents/carers and colleagues; Commitment to equal opportunities;
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team but also to use your own initiative;
- Good organisational and time-management skills;
- Patience, a positive outlook and a great sense of humour;
- Excellent communication skills, including high levels of spoken and written Standard English.
Further benefits include:
- A caring, nurturing and welcoming ethos;
- Enthusiastic and polite children;
- Collaborative approach to working;
- Opportunities to train/work with other academies within the Diamond Learning Partnership
- Trust to share best practice and resources;
- A friendly, experienced and professional team;
- Strong and supportive relationships with the Cambridgeshire SEND team; A caring and supportive working environment.
Our staff are dedicated, supportive and committed to providing creative opportunities for learning as well as fun. We provide professional development opportunities to ensure that our staff are well trained and skilled to get the best from our students. Applicants must have GCSE's in Maths and English and high standards of literacy.
King James Academy, Royston is part of the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, a charitable multi-academy trust (MAT) specialising in the Primary and Secondary sector. We are building a thriving community of schools that succeed on behalf of their children.
Further benefits include;
- Collaborative approach to working;
- Opportunities to train/work with other schools within the Diamond Learning Partnership
- Trust to share best practice and resources;
- A friendly and professional team;
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounted Childcare Vouchers
- A caring and supportive working environment;
Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants are thanked for their interest in this post. Please note that only the candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About King James Academy Royston
- School type
- Academy, ages 9 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 957 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- King James Academy Royston website (opens in new tab)
We are dedicated to high quality professional development and there are opportunities for further progression within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. At King James Academy Royston, you can expect a supportive culture within a Trust with very high aspirations. We value our staff and there are many development opportunities within the Partnership.
The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is a charitable multi-academy trust specialising in the Primary sector. We are building a thriving community of schools that succeed on behalf of their children. The Family of Academies within the Trust currently incorporates two hubs; St Neots and Fenland.
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