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Teaching Assistant/Play Worker

Warboys Primary Academy, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2RX

This job expired on 15 October 2024 – see similar jobs

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
15 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: Pathway 2, Points 4 – 8, £15,293.80 - £16,344.53, (FTE £23,114 - £24,702) per annum

Teaching Assistant/Play Worker job summary

Teaching Assistant/Play worker

Contract: Fixed Term until 31st Dec 2024

Hours: 28.75 hours, 39 weeks (term time plus one week)

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 3.15pm (including 2.5 hours per week as a Play Worker)

Salary: Pathway 2, Points 4 – 8, £15,293.80 - £16,344.53, (FTE £23,114 - £24,702) per annum

Site: Warboys Primary Academy

Closing date: 15th October 2024

Start date: ASAP

Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.

Are you passionate about making a difference in children’s lives?

Do you have a knack for supporting young learners and fostering a positive environment?

If so, we would welcome you to apply to be a teaching assistant/play worker at Warboys Primary Academy on a fixed term basis until 31st December 2024.

Your role:

As a Teaching Assistant at Warboys Primary Academy, you will play a crucial role in supporting the classroom teacher and helping pupils achieve their full potential. Your responsibilities will include assisting individual students, particularly those with special needs, to access learning activities, promoting good behaviour, and preparing classroom materials. Additionally, you will work 2.5 hours per week as a Play Worker, ensuring a safe and engaging play environment for our pupils. We are looking for someone with a Level 2 qualification in Maths and English, a Teaching Assistant qualification, and a willingness to undertake first aid training. Experience in supporting literacy, numeracy, and ICT in the classroom is desirable.

About us:

Warboys Primary Academy is a vibrant and inclusive school where every member of our team is dedicated to providing the best educational experience for our pupils. We pride ourselves on our supportive and collaborative environment, where staff are encouraged to engage in professional development and contribute to the positive ethos of the academy. Join us and be part of a community that values creativity, leadership, and the safeguarding of all students.

Why work for us?:

We are part of the Thomas Deacon Education Trust and we can offer you:

- Progression opportunities across the Trust

- Continuous development, e.g. training, coaching

- Access to the most generous pension schemes in the UK (LGPS & teachers’ pension scheme)    

- Free flu vaccinations

- Cycle to work scheme

- £250 Recommend a friend scheme

- Free & confidential Employee Assistance Programme

- Trained Mental health first aiders

- Collaborative working across schools in the Trust

If you have the skills we are looking for, we can’t wait to meet you!

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Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at hrteam@tdet.education

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.

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