Teaching Assistant - TA1

James Rennie School, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0BU

Deadline is tomorrow

• Closing date

  15 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant - TA1 job summary

James Rennie School

California Road

Carlisle

CA3 0BU

Head of School: Ms Kerry Dunbobbin Regional Director: Mr Kris Williams

T: 01228 554280 E: adminoffice@jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk W: www.jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk

2X FULL TIME, PERMANENT TEACHING ASSISTANTS - Level 1

35 hours Term Time Only plus 5 inset days

NJC scale 6 - £25183 - pro rata including special school additional allowance and cycle to work scheme.

We are looking to recruit 2 Teaching assistants - Level 1, to work within our established team of practitioners in our school.

If you are looking for a role within an exciting academy trust who employ outstanding practitioners. If you want to be part of an established team where you receive personalised training and support in communication, understanding behaviour, health support, Autism and other learning disabilities to support our young people. If you want access to a commitment to continued professional development, an online learning platform, specialist training in Makaton and Team Teach. If you want to work at a school with outstanding facilities such as a hydrotherapy pool, sensory rooms, soft play, horticultural area, an outdoor learning area and independent living facilities. Then we would like to hear from you.

James Rennie School is a well- established special school in the Kingstown area of Carlisle, With an additional Sixth Form site at St Edmunds Park. We currently have up to 203 students on roll ranging from 3-19 within our well- equipped and modern facilities. We would like the successful candidates to be enthusiastic people who can work proactively with our class teachers. We are a dynamic, caring school with a warm and friendly ethos and we expect all of our staff to use this ethos within their working practices. The ability to be proactive and flexible is necessary, and the ability/willingness to work with all ages throughout school is desirable.

If you come to work at our school, we will provide you with a fabulous opportunity to support a unique curriculum which focuses on what children need to learn and how they need to learn.

If you would like more information please email emma.mcdermott@jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk or visit our vacancy section of our website (www.jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk).

James Rennie School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check including the barred list will be required for the successful candidate and other procedures and checks will be followed as laid out in our Safeguarding Policy

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About James Rennie School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 201 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: James Rennie School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/james-rennie-school-carlisle

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