Teaching Assistant
Nanpean Community Primary School, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 7YH8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
28 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday 27 hours per week 8.45am - 2.15pm Term Time plus INSETs when required
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31st August 2025
Pay scale
- TPAT Point 4
Hourly rate
- £12.26
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role:
Nanpean School is looking to appoint a dedicated, enthusiastic and adaptable Teaching Assistant to work in class, with individuals and carry out lunchtime supervision for 27 hours per week (8.45am – 2:15pm) each day of the school week (Monday – Friday).
This person needs to be able to challenge and encourage young minds and become a valuable contributor to an outgoing and committed team. A sense of humour is key, coupled with a genuine commitment and determination to ensure our pupils receive the best learning opportunities and make accelerated progress.
About You:
You will be passionate about a child-centred approach to education and be able to motivate and challenge young learners. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate high expectations and aspirations for all and be able to build positive relationships with pupils, parents, governors and our community. You must be astrong team player with good communication and interpersonal skills and be flexible and adaptable.
What the school offers its staff
Our benefits include:
• A competitive salary
• You will be eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme/Teachers pension scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Continued Professional Development
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.
About Nanpean Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 134 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- rnile@nanpean.tpacademytrust.org
- Phone number
- 01726 822447
At Nanpean Primary we will provide every child with a safe and healthy environment in which to learn and develop the skills they need to be positive members of the community.
We believe that the primary years are such an important time, laying the foundations for so much that follows. We therefore do our best to make the children's time with us as enjoyable and productive as it can be.
The hard work of the children, staff and governors gives us confidence that we are moving the school in the right direction according to the wants and needs of its children and parents.
Feedback from parents has indicated that the inspiring teaching of interesting topics in school has created happy, enthusiastic children.
Arranging a visit to Nanpean Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rnile@nanpean.tpacademytrust.org.
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