Teaching Assistant
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5TZThis job expired on 18 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
8 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours a week 8.45 to 3.15 with 1/2 hour unpaid lunch break - Term time only
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31.08.2025
Pay scale
- NJC Devon Grade B Point 3
Hourly rate
- £11.79
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who:
- Will be enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated working alongside the class teacher and able to deliver lessons to individuals and groups
- Will have relevant experience of working with SEN children
- Will occasionally supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers (i.e. cover supervision) and respond to questions and generally assist pupils in undertaking set activities when fulfilling this supervisory role.
- Will be required to work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school
- Responsible for working with an individual pupil and small groups
- Will be expected to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given solutions with integrity and compassion
- Have experience of working with children. Ideally, within a school environment
- Can inspire and motivate children and enable them to be the best that they can be
- Has the ability to encourage every child to learn and achieve and has enthusiasm, skill and desire to make a difference
- Has a passion to ensure high expectations for all ensuring that they make outstanding progress
- Can plan, prepare and promote constructive play during the lunchtime period
What the school offers its staff
We can offer the candidate:
The Academies for Character and Excellence has seventeen Primary Schools and three Pre-schools covering Torbay, Devon and Somerset making up a dynamic and innovative learning organisation.
We live our mission and return to this constantly to help guide every action. At the heart of all we do is the pursuit of excellence; we want to grow an exceptional trust, comprised of excellent schools. We are achieving this through our shared core values of collaboration, community, Integrity, equity, and of course uncompromising excellence. We are truly collaborative, and we work together within and across our schools to ensure that all our children and members of staff achieve their potential.
Interested? If you would like to join a trust and be part of a supportive and highly skilled team, and if you can inspire others and enable them to reach their full potential, then we would welcome your application. We offer excellent opportunities and development for all our staff throughout their careers.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post.
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 Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 154 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@acexcellence.co.uk
- Phone number
- 07762 859361
Arranging a visit to Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@acexcellence.co.uk.
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