Teaching Assistant Part-Time
Queen's Park Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4HA4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
asap
Closing date
1 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
17 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,037.00 - £23,414.00 Annually (FTE) AS 3-4 £23,037-£23,414 FTE pro rata £13,507-£13,728
Teaching Assistant Part-Time job summary
Teaching Assistant Part-Time
We are currently seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant to provide care for children with additional needs, to join our highly effective team and share our values of aspiration, honesty and respect.
The successful applicant will join our staff working under the instruction and guidance of experienced teaching staff, to undertake educational activities and attend to the educational, personal and social needs of pupils in order to support their learning and development whilst ensuring their safety.
Key Duties
To attend to the educational, personal and social needs of pupils and any other requirements depending on the pupil’s special needs and, wherever possible, make these part of the learning experience (this may include toileting, other hygiene needs, help with dressing and/or assisting with feeding if necessary)
Under agreed school procedures, to give first aid/medicine where necessary
To promote and support the inclusion of all pupils in the learning activities in which they are involved
Whilst there may be a specific requirement to support a named pupil or pupils with an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP), support to other pupils may also be required, at the direction of the Headteacher
To assist with preparation for school visits and the supervision of pupils on such visits, in liaison with the Educational Visits Coordinator
For more details please look at the Job Description and Person Specification.
Job Specifics
Start date: asap
Salary:Advantage Schools Support Scale 3-4 -£23,037-£23,414 FTE Actual Pro rata Salary £13,507-£13,728
Job Role: Part time, Permanent, 25 hours per week, 8am-1pm (including breakfast club) Monday - Friday, Term-Time plus INSET
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding children enrolled at the School is of paramount importance, and we are fully committed to the protection and safe care of our students. The successful applicants will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.
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 Queen's Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 452 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Queen's Park Academy website (opens in new tab)
Queen’s Park Academy joined Advantage Schools in December 2021.
The school serves a diverse and international community, and staff pride themselves on helping every child develop as happy, confident, and aspiring learners.
We work hard to demonstrate our golden rules of be kind, be safe and be ready to learn. They are embedded in much of what we do including the culture and behaviour expectations within the school.
The school curriculum is designed to ensure the children learn more over time. We provide them with the knowledge they need to continue to be successful as they progress onto their next stage of education. Learning extends outside of the classroom through visits to places that link to curriculum as well as places that are outside of our children lived experiences. We offer a large range of extracurricular opportunities.
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