Teaching Assistant
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2BP16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
15 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 16 hours 30 minutes a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Actual Salary £9,244 - £9,390
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe are seeking to appoint a hard working and motivated Teaching Assistant.
We believe our school is a special place, well known for caring well for our children. Our aim is for each child to thrive within our Catholic school community and to fulfil their potential in every way possible. We want all children to find school life interesting, challenging and enjoyable, whilst feeling safe, secure and valued. The school has a dedicated team of staff and governors that work hard to reach high standards in everything we do.
We are looking for someone who:
- Inspires children with a love of learning, demonstrate shared commitment to raising standards and provide support for all children
- Will beinspirational in your teaching support and involve the children as independent, successful and active learners
- Has high expectations and will nurture and encourage our children to fulfil their potential
- Has good numeracy and literacy skills
- Has an awareness of child/young person’s development and learning
- Has an understanding that children/young people have differing needs
- Is patient, able to stay calm, and listen to pupils views
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A welcoming and supportive staff team
- Support and collaboration from a strong partnership of 15 schools within the Trust
- A commitment to your professional development
- Friendly and caring school and parish community
- A passionate and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team and Academy Council
- An excellent pension package
- Health and wellbeing support
The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust comprises of three Secondary Schools and twelve Primary Schools. We have a vision for our Trust that goes beyond our individual academies and that changes our perception frommyacademy toouracademy. Working collaboratively, each academy benefits from others’ strengths and expertise within the Trust, and practically from the services provided and procured centrally.
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.
Applying for the job
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About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 207 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@sjm.bkcat.uk
- Phone number
- 01977 651 755
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