Teaching Assistant

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0AH

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  23 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern:
  • Part time - Monday - Friday 8.45am - 3.15pm = 24.58 Teaching Assistant and 50 minutes Midday Supervisory Assistant - The TA role is paid for 47.36 weeks (inclusive of holiday allowance) and the MSA role is paid for 43.89 weeks inclusive of holiday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months
• Full-time equivalent salary: TA Role £23,194 -£23,620 and MSA Role £22,369 - £22,777
• Actual salary: TA £14,033 - £14,228
• Pay scale: TA Level B NJC payscale SC4a (point 9-10) and MSA Scale 3 (Point 7-8)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for candidates who have the NVQ 2 Teaching Assistant’s qualification and /or recent experience of working in a primary school or nursery school. The successful candidate will be fully committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of our school. They will also:

• Be enthusiastic and passionate about supporting children’s learning.
• Have some experience of working with children with special needs including autism
• Have excellent communication skills and a calm and patient approach
• Be keen to work with others as part of a team

• Have excellent time-management and organisational skills
• Be flexible as may be required to undertake Individual Needs Assistant tasks as directed.

What the school offers its staff

• Children who are genuinely a pleasure to teach, enjoy school and work hard.
• - A happy working environment with a positive and inclusive ethos.
• - A strong, committed and collaborative staff team.
• - Opportunities for training and further development.
• Staff benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, subsidised gym membership, travel to work schemes and more

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to joannelevy@stjohn.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Upload additional documents

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Recruitment_Monitoring_Form 30 Sep 2022.docx - 45.5 KB (opens in new tab)

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About St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 200 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: joannelevy@stjohn.brighton-hove.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01273 607924
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-the-baptist-catholic-primary-school-brighton (opens in new tab)

St John the Baptist is a one form entry school with approximately 200 pupils on roll. We pride ourselves on our positive and inclusive, approach. We are based on the eastern side of Brighton, we have a fantastic teaching facilities, a great working environment and beautiful views across the city, sea and downs.

Arranging a visit to St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joannelevy@stjohn.brighton-hove.sch.uk.

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