Teaching Assistant
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2SA40 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
6 September 2024
Latest start date
30 September 2024
Closing date
5 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 July 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
- Part time: • 8:30am – 3pm daily, including lunchtime supervision • 30 minutes lunchbreak (unpaid) • 30 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31/08/25
Actual salary
- Grade 3, points 5 – 6: £11.18 – £11.39 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant on a fixed term contract for 30 hours per week, starting in September 2024 until 31st August 2025. The post is Monday to Friday, term time only including INSET days.
The prime responsibility will be to provide class-based learning support for children in EYFS or KS1 or KS2. There will be a significant element of supporting children with complex SEND needs i.e. meeting the provisions detailed on EHC Plans. Please note that supervising children at lunchtime is also key requirement of the role.
This role is suitable for colleagues with a commitment to inclusion and who would love to support children with a range of complex educational and social needs. You may be an experienced practitioner looking for a supportive and caring school to work in. This is also an exciting opportunity for graduates or school/college leavers who are considering entering the teaching profession and wish to gain some experience before applying to initial teacher training providers. We will offer training on the job for this role, as well as opportunities to prepare you for teacher training/interview.
You must have a genuine interest in working with children and entering the education profession. You will have lots of energy, resilience, adaptability and a willingness to work in a team. We would particularly welcome any specialist skills such as autism awareness, first aid, music or sport etc. as we would work with you to ensure you get the opportunity to develop these with our children. Set in the heart of the Bournemouth, Moordown St John’s Primary School offers a caring community, delightful children and a staff who aspire for all children to achieve their very best.
Visits are warmly encouraged and can be made by contacting the school office.
Electronic applications may be made via the Dorset Council https://jobs.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/or DfE vacancies websites.
What the school offers its staff
This School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
This School is committed to safeguarding, preventing radicalisation and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful, you will be required to undergo vigorous pre-employment checks including Enhanced DBS clearance in line with the Government's safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
The School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Commitment to safeguarding
This School is committed to safeguarding, preventing radicalisation and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful, you will be required to undergo vigorous pre-employment checks including Enhanced DBS clearance in line with the Government's safer recruitment guideline.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
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About Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 421 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.chant@st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01202 527683
Moordown St John’s is a popular Church of England Primary School in Bournemouth where children are happy and staff are committed to improving standards and providing exciting purposeful learning experiences for all children.
We have a strong Christian ethos and focus on creating a supportive nurturing environment for our children, built on positive relationships between home and school.
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