Teaching Assistant

Merstham Primary School, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3AZ

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Up to 22 hours per week. 08:50 - 13:50 Monday – Friday 39 weeks per year (term time, inclusive of INSET days.)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,544 - £23,582 FTE
• Actual salary: £11,326 - £12,397 Pro Rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

What we are looking for

• Be able to develop an understanding of the educational, welfare and social needs of the child with whom you are supporting.
• Be able to stay calm and objective when presented with unusual or challenging behaviour.
• Be enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team.
• Be a confident and clear communicator with parents.
• Assist in preparing the classroom, receiving children and clearing away
• Assist in planning activities and preparing materials to help the child access the curriculum
• Support the child in class, group and individual activities, indoors and outdoors.
• Assist in monitoring the child's progress, assessing achievement and recording results and observations, sharing outcomes with the class teacher

What the school offers its staff

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• ● Career pathways and talent management
• ● Access to a staff benefits portal
• ● Community and collaboration working model

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

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About Merstham Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Merstham Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: k.sullivan@glfschools.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/merstham-primary-school-redhill (opens in new tab)

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