Teaching Assistant (Nurture Room)
Benjamin Adlard Primary School, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1DB4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
9 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- G3, Salary Point 6 to 9 (please note, zero hour contract)
Teaching Assistant (Nurture Room) job summary
Our School
Benjamin Adlard Primary School is thriving, happy school in the heart of Gainsborough. We are very much a community school, always looking to work closely with families to ensure the best possible opportunities for children in our local area. Everyone is welcomed and valued.. As member of the Anthem Schools Trust family of schools, we are secular and welcome children from all backgrounds.
We believe a happy child is a successful one and that education should take place in a fully inclusive environment with equal opportunities for all. Our team goes the extra mile to make a difference to our pupils and our wider community by providing a positive, safe and stimulating environment for children to learn, where all are valued.
Our Values
Our school values are Aspiration, Independence and Resilience.
These values shape what happens every day in our school so that every child has a rich and rewarding experience that helps them grow into successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.
Our Aims
- Raise aspirations of the community to ensure hopes and dreams become a reality.
- Provide every child with an outstanding education and experiences which enable them to reach their full potential and become lifelong learners.
- Be at the heart of the community.
- Create a safe, stimulating and vibrant environment that promote self-worth, self-belief and resilience.
- Create a culture where children, staff and parents have a voice and feel valued to make a positive difference.
- Embrace all cultures and beliefs and promote inclusively and equality.
- Build two-way trusting relationships, developing partnerships with parents and the wider community.
- Nurture the wellbeing of our children, staff and parents to ensure everyone feels confident and happy.
Teaching Assistant Main duties and responsibilities
- Work with individuals or small groups of pupils in the classroom under the direct supervision of teaching staff and provide feedback to the teacher.
- Support pupils to understand instructions and support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils.
- Support the teacher in behaviour management and keeping pupils on task.
- Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate.
- Prepare and clear up learning environment and resources, including photocopying, filing and the display and presentation of pupils’ work and contribute to maintaining a safe environment.
- Record pupil data as required
- Support children’s learning through play.
- To present a positive personal image, contributing to a welcoming school environment which supports equal opportunities for all.
Teaching Assistants in this role may also undertake some, or all of the following;
- Assist with break-time supervision including facilitating games and activities.
- Assist with escorting pupils on educational visits.
- Support pupils in using ICT.
- Assist pupils with eating, dressing and hygiene, as required, whilst encouraging independence.
- Support pupils on a one-to-one basis in line with the requirements of an EHCP.
Join and we can offer you:
- The chance to join a supportive and friendly team, who are passionate about the school.
- The opportunity to work within an organisation who have a robust personal development programme and are committed to the professional development of every individual.
- Membership of local government pension scheme.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential support on a range of issues such as work, wellbeing, money, health, and legal advice.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Access to a Health Cash Plan, an optional scheme to pay a weekly or monthly premium to claim money back on everyday health care needs such as dentist, optical and physical needs.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to support the pupils we would be delighted to hear from you.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’. Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, a DBS check with children’s barred list and satisfactory references. Our schools are part of Anthem Schools Trust, which is a charity and a company limited by guaranteed. Registered in England & Wales. Company No. 7468210.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Benjamin Adlard Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 236 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Benjamin Adlard Primary school is a successful and happy school that has a relentless focus on improving and being the best it can be. We are a community school, always looking to work closely with families to ensure the best possible opportunities for children in our local area. Our vision is centred on this simple mission - to create a haven in which children flourish and thrive.
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