Teaching Assistant – Named Pupil
Chapmanslade Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4ANThis job expired on 3 October 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
30th October 2023 (negotiable)
Closing date
3 October 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week 8:45am-3:15pm Monday to Friday (term time only).
Contract type
- Fixed term - This is a specific purpose contract to cover a pupil with an EHCP. Should the pupil leave the school or the pupil’s EHCP is reduced/removed the post will cease.
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21968 – £22777 pro-rata (£11.39 – £11.81 per hour)
Pay scale
- Grade E Point 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Ideally, we are looking for someone who is able to work 30 hours per week and responsibilities will include assisting in the dining room and on the playground. A half hour unpaid lunch break will be provided. Although, we may be able to be flexible with the hours you will work or consider a job share.
We would like to hear from you if you:
- Enjoy working with children and can develop good working relationships with them
- Understand and are sympathetic to the needs of young children
- Understand that behaviour is communication
- Are passionate about promoting learning and achievement for all
- Are willing to undertake training to meet any child’s medical needs
- Have high levels of resilience, energy and enthusiasm, and have a sense of humour
- Are a team player who can build good working relationships with colleagues
- Have proficient skills in English and Maths
- Can use your own initiative
- Are a good communicator with children, parents and staff
- Have skills and experience of supporting children with Special Educational Needs
- Can protect and support the Christian ethos of the school
You will be required to:
- Work with an individual with an EHCP but also with small groups of children under the direction of the class teacher
- Support children with a range of needs including Autism, ADHD, and SEMH needs.
- Support the class teacher, implementing planned learning activities/programmes as agreed in advance
- Show initiative and flexibility
- Build effective relationships with children, parents and colleagues
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer
- An exceptionally happy and ambitious school community
- Delightful pupils
- Very pleasant school buildings and grounds
- A team that prioritises staff wellbeing and values every member of our team
- Term time working
- Committed and supportive governors, church community and parents
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Chapmanslade Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 96 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- sbm@chapmanslade.wilts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01373 832367
Chapmanslade CE VA Primary School is a unique, small village primary school set in beautiful countryside between Westbury and Frome. Our little (150 year old!) school has a wonderful community feel which we pride ourselves on. Chapmanslade School consists of four classrooms across two buildings and welcomes pupils from ages four to eleven. We currently have just under 100 pupils on roll. We are well-resourced, with a highly committed staff and a dedicated governing body. Our pupils are charming, charismatic and well-motivated.
Our school is an inclusive place where every member of our school community shows compassion and service, looking out for each other. We recognise all of our pupils as individuals, celebrating their strengths and differences. We aim to give courage to our pupils to achieve their full potential, experience personal successes and thrive in all that they do. We focus on relationships and building trust; modelling this to our wonderful young learners.
Chapmanslade School was judged Good at its last Ofsted in March 2023. “Pupils and staff are proud of their school. Parents are overwhelmingly positive. Many parents comment on how much staff care about the well-being of each pupil.”, 100% of parents would recommend Chapmanslade School to another parent (March 2023 Ofsted Report and Parentview).
Arranging a visit to Chapmanslade Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@chapmanslade.wilts.sch.uk.
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