Teaching Assistant
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2AHThis job expired on 19 September 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 September 2024 at 12:42pm
Date listed
11 September 2024
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: 12.5 Hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term 2024-2025
Actual salary
- £6,941 - £7,467
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have a wonderful opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated and supportive team,
based at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, part of the Dustan Catholic Educational Trust. We are
looking to recruit a part time Teaching assistant. This position is a fixed term contract for 2024-2025.
Are you an experienced TA, Do you have the drive, ambition and determination to
secure positive outcomes for our pupils? Do you want to work in a forward thinking
and aspirational school?
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.
• Ability to take responsibility for creating a spiralised curriculum incorporating opportunities to
revisit learning regularly.
• Experience of Emotional Literacy or Mental Health needs within 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.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer you:
• Engaged and enthusiastic pupils who are 'proud to belong' to our school and enjoy learning in a
stimulating environment.
• A forward thinking, proactive Trust that is dedicated to the success of its pupils and staff.
• A dynamic and collaborative team of leadership who are dedicated and committed to the success of
pupils and staff alike.
• The support needed to continue your own professional development.
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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About St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 165 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@thedcet.com
- Phone number
- 01278 226006
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