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Teaching Assistant with Midday Supervision

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7EE

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• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TA Role – Grade 15 (26.25 hours @ £12.45ph) MDSA Role – Grade 16 (2.5 hours @ £12.26ph

Teaching Assistant with Midday Supervision job summary

Hours: 28.75 per week; Monday – Friday

Working Weeks: 38 working weeks – term time

Contract: permeant, to start as soon as possible

Pay: Grade :TA Role – Grade 15 (26.25 hours @ £12.45ph)

MDSA Role – Grade 16 (2.5 hours @ £12.26ph)

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is seeking to appoint a versatile Teaching Assistant. The successful candidate will be reliable, dedicated and hardworking and help to provide a welcoming environment for our children, staff and visitors.

Applicants must be able to work as part of a team and independently, communicate effectively with children, staff, governors, parents and contractors and demonstrate adherence to established safety policies and procedures.

Desirable skills/experience:    

  

• Knowledge of how to incorporate visual and concrete resources into planning to support learning (use of total communication) would be of use.   

• Experience or understanding of children with individual learning needs and how to adapt learning to meet their needs.

• Experience of Emotional Literacy or Mental Health needs within children.  

• Experience of outside learning and using this to enable children to progress.

• Experience of running interventions to provide additional support to children.

• Ability to work in a team to support and create the best experience for children to enable them to meet their full potential.    

• Be flexible to do a range of tasks and to use own initiative when required.  

• Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE or ‘O’ Level Grade C or above or equivalent).  

• Work within, and act upon, the advice of class teacher and SENDCo.  

• Have experience of working with children.  

• Be an excellent communicator and team player.  

• Work within our school’s rigorous safeguarding policies and procedures.  

• Remain calm, confidential and professional in all situations.  

We can offer you:

• A positive ethos with friendly, happy and motivated children

• A team of loyal and dedicated staff

• A supportive Local Governing Committee and successful, hardworking Friends of St Joseph’s (PTA)

• Modernised buildings with spacious grounds and facilities, including forest school area and an outdoor classroom

Closing Date: Friday 2nd May at Midday

Interviews: Week Commencing 5th May

Visits to the school are most welcome, please telephone 01278 422786 to book an appointment.

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory references.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application.

This job post has expired.

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 206 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-bridgwater-bridgwater

Children are at the heart of our work at St Joseph’s; everything we do is aimed towards helping our children develop as well rounded individuals and to equip them for life in the future. Our purpose is to give each individual child every opportunity and encouragement to achieve their full potential intellectually and physically; to develop emotional, social, spiritual and moral values; and to become a valuable citizen. We aim to be a place where everyone feels welcome, valued, and respected. If you would like to be part of this ethos then this role may be for you.

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