Teaching Assistant

Mortimer Primary School, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0RW

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 March 2025

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: Full time - 37 hours a week
• Contract type: Fixed term - Till July 2026
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors and Head Teacher of Mortimer Primary School are seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work within our school.Initially working in our Nursery, but candidates should expect to be utilised across the primary phase if required.You must be:

• An excellent practitioner, able to work with children under the direction of the class teacher/SENCo;
• Able to lead small groups;
• Friendly, caring, hard-working and supportive, with high expectations;
• Able to adapt to situations as they arise, using a flexible approach and a range of strategies to support learning and behaviour.

What the school offers its staff

Mortimer Primary School is a large 3 form primary school and an exciting place to work. We strive to deliver our moto of “Excellence for All” by providing excellence for pupils, parents and our staff. You will be joining a motivated staff team in a forward-thinking school.

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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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Mortimer Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 613 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mortimer Primary School website
• Email address: office@mortimerprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 0191 4554504
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mortimer-primary-school

Mortimer Primary School is a large 3 form primary school and an exciting place to work. We strive to deliver our moto of “Excellence for All” by providing excellence for pupils, parents and our staff. You will be joining a motivated staff team in a forward-thinking school.

We are based in South Shields - North East England.

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