Teaching Assistant / Mealtime Assistant

Ashburton Primary School, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7DW

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 August 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14,531.00 - £15,784.00 Annually (Actual) NJC C SCP 5-7

Teaching Assistant / Mealtime Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant / Mealtime Assistant starting at the beginning of September 2024.

This is a permanent role, Monday to Friday, 26.25 hours per week as a Teaching Assistant and 2.5 hours per week as a Mealtime Assistant, 38 weeks per year.

You will need to be enthusiastic, have a knowledge of how children learn and be committed to a collaborative approach working with colleagues to deliver the highest quality support and best possible outcomes for each child. You should have a clear understanding of safeguarding and be passionate about working with children..

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Westcountry Schools Trust, currently employing approximately 2,500 staff and growing. We are a dynamic organisation with our students and staff at our heart. Built on an extensive track record of excellence, the Trust combines a range of secondary colleges, primary schools and business units based in a variety of sites across Devon and Cornwall. We are also a stone’s throw from some of the best beaches and countryside in the country.

If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application. Application forms, full job description and person specification are available from www.ashburton-primary.devon.sch.uk ; completed applications should be submitted to ndixon@ashburton-primary.devon.sch.uk by 5pm on Monday 8th August 2024. Interviews will be on Thursday 8th August 2024.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post.

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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Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Ashburton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 209 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ashburton Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashburton-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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