Teaching Assistant
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8EL4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
3 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
21 June 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, term time: 16.5 hours per week, over 3 days. Term time plus inset days.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £9014 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and resourceful Teaching Assistant to join our team at St Nicholas Primary School. This post represents an outstanding opportunity for an enthusiastic and qualified member of support staff who is keen to develop.
This role is for 16.5 hours per week over 3 days, 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days).
The successful candidate will:
- Show respect to others and be able to embrace the ethos and values of the trust
- Be positive, optimistic, caring, kind and approachable
- Be willing to be immersed in the life of a busy school
Our values and ethos focus on developing a love of learning, high achievement both personally and academically which comes from the tremendous work of all our staff and the great achievements of our children.
What the school offers its staff
St Nicholas is a small village school set in the heart of rural Dorset, in the village of Child Okeford. This successful school draws on not only children from its immediate catchment but also from the other surrounding villages and towns. St Nicholas is very much part of the local community and has strong links with the Church, parents, governors and a wonderful PTFA who work tirelessly to help support the school to provide those additional experiences for the children.
At St Nicholaswe seek to provide an all-inclusive environment where all children achieve their potential by‘exploring possibilities together’and developing our personal values of respect, curiosity, community, andfriendship. By ensuring that our teaching and learning curriculum opportunities reflect the needs and interests of all pupils we can ensure that provision is appropriate and will inspire all our pupils.
We work closely with the church in Child Okeford to provide a high-quality education within the context of Christian beliefs and practice. With our values of Friendship, Respect, Curiosity and Community underpinning everything we do.
To help achieve this, it is vital that we work in partnership with our parents, church and the wider community and we are very proud of the relationships we have built up over the years.
We are excited to be part of the SAST. There is real strength in coming together with a collective responsibility for all the children’s development and progress between 0-19 years. The trust believes in preserving schools in their local community. This means that there will be considerable local expertise to support the school and staff with the chance to contribute to wider developments. At the heart of SAST is the desire to work in partnership, to collaborate with others and to be outward facing for the benefit of children and staff. The schools have extensive links beyond the immediate area and are keen to extend these further.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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About St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- Up to 175 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@sast.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01935 316940
St Nicholas is a small village school set in the heart of rural Dorset, in the village of Child Okeford. This successful school draws on not only children from its immediate catchment but also from the other surrounding villages and towns. St Nicholas is very much part of the local community and has strong links with the Church, parents, governors and a wonderful PTFA who work tirelessly to help support the school to provide those additional experiences for the children.
At St Nicholas we seek to provide an all-inclusive environment where all children achieve their potential by ‘exploring possibilities together’ and developing our personal values of respect, curiosity, community, and friendship. By ensuring that our teaching and learning curriculum opportunities reflect the needs and interests of all pupils we can ensure that provision is appropriate and will inspire all our pupils.
Arranging a visit to St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sast.org.uk.
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