Teaching Assistant

Thurcroft Junior Academy, Rotherham, S66 9DD

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,384.00 - £20,702.00 Annually (Actual) Band D, Points5-6 term time only 35 hours per week. Full time salary £24,790 - £25,183

Teaching Assistant job summary

Thurcroft Junior Academy is committed to making a real difference to the lives of our young people and providing outstanding learning and enrichment opportunities for them throughout their time with us. To be able to achieve this, we need to have a team of dedicated and outstanding staff, who will contribute to our exceptional learning community.

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant, to support the learning and teaching of children. This role may be attractive to those who may already have experience of / or working with children in any setting and who may therefore have relevant skills and knowledge they wish to develop. Applications are also welcome from graduates seeking to gain experience in an educational environment.

Under the guidance of others the Teaching Assistant will:

• Promote and support pupil access to the curriculum
• Support children in their learning
• Work with class groups, individuals and small groups
• Model and promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour
• Have a willingness to by fully involved in the life of the academy

The role is based at Thurcroft Junior Academy but may, on occasion, involve working at other academies within the trust.

Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the vacancy before the advertised date if sufficient high-quality applications are received

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Thurcroft Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 274 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Thurcroft Junior Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thurcroft-junior-academy (opens in new tab)

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