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Teaching Assistant - Thameside Primary School

Thameside Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8DB

This job expired on 10 February 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 February 2022 at 5pm

• Date listed

  28 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern:
  • Part time
  • Initially to work in Foundation Stage (12 month Fixed term contract but likely to lead to a permanent position) To start beginning of March 2022 Hours of work: 30 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 6 hours per day, term time only
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,312 to £20,092 pa pro-rata
• Actual salary: £13,092 to £13,621 Per Year

Teaching Assistant - Thameside Primary School job summary

Initially to work in Foundation Stage
(12 month Fixed term contract but likely to lead to a permanent position)
To start beginning of March 2022
Hours of work: 30 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 6 hours per day, term time only

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and proactive individual who is self-motivated and can make a difference to the wellbeing and progress of our children. You will be supporting a range of young children with all their basic welfare and development needs including some with early SEND needs.

The ideal candidate will display a willingness to help a range of children with varied needs, have excellent communication skills, be highly motivated and be able to work confidently as part of a team.

The successful candidate will:
• Demonstrate they have experience of working in Early Years Foundation Stage or KS1 children and be able to work with children with early SEND needs.
• Be skilled at building positive and respectful relationships with children, parents & colleagues
• Be an enthusiastic team player who is willing and able to share ideas and expertise
• Be keen to develop their own learning and try out new initiatives
• Be an inspirational teaching assistant who motivates all children to do their very best
• Be committed to ensuring that every child may flourish and reach their full potential

Your duties will include:
• Supporting the class teacher to implement planned lesson learning activities and teaching a small phonics group daily
• Engage and support individual pupils and groups in their learning (e.g. phonics, reading & writing)
• Provide welfare support to children and attending to first aid incidents
• General support in the classroom planning resources and setting up the classroom
• Providing administrative support to the class teacher to prepare resources for class
• Supervising children on the playground at break times and during lunchtimes

If you are interested please contact the school office for an application pack or download from www.thamesideprimary.co.uk, About Us, Come & Work for us! Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

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 Thameside Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 374 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Thameside Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: sbm@thameside.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thameside-primary-school-reading (opens in new tab)

Primary School ,situated in the heart of Caversham, we are an extension of our diverse local community with more than 30 languages spoken here.

We are very proud of our inclusive nature and believe that every child – whatever their ability or background - deserves the best possible start in life.

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