Teaching Assistant
The Downs School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 6ADThis job expired on 19 September 2021 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 September 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 September 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
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- 0850 - 1515 Monday to Friday including 50 minute unpaid lunch break. This is a term time only role
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,842 - £18,562
Actual salary
- £11,367 - £11,826
Teaching Assistant job summary
We are looking to recruit talented, motivational and inspiring individuals to provide teachers and the SEN team with practical support. You will work either individually or with small groups of children to promote positive learning and behaviour.
A passion and interest in supporting all children in a school setting is essential. This is an immensely rewarding role in its own right but also provides good experience for anyone considering training as a teacher.
More information about the post and the school can be found on our web site www.thedownsschool.org or by contacting Mrs C Clark, HR Manager on 01635 270000 or cclark@thedownsschool.org. Please submit your application to recruitment@thedownsschool.org by Sunday 19 September 2021.
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 The Downs School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1363 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Downs School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@thedownsschool.org
The Downs School, a Foundation, 11-18 comprehensive school, is a successful, oversubscribed and popular school serving the Downs area of West Berkshire. The roll is nearly 1300 with a well-established sixth form. Results at all levels are consistently above national averages and Ofsted described our students as having ‘excellent personal and social skills’ who ‘achieve well academically’.
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