Teaching Assistant
Trewidland Primary School, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4SJThis job expired on 12 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
12 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
5 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours: 12.5 hours per week (12.45pm - 3.15pm, Monday to Friday), term time only plus INSET days (39 weeks per annum)
Contract type
- Fixed term - until: 22nd July 2025
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary: Grade D, £24,027 per annum pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
Contract: Fixed Term until 22nd July 2025
Salary: Grade D, £24,027 per annum pro rata
Hours: 12.5 hours per week (12.45pm - 3.15pm, Monday to Friday), term time only plus INSET days (39 weeks per annum)
To start: 6th January 2025
We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to support our children in our beautiful small community school set in the most stunning setting. The successful applicant must be enthusiastic, flexible, adaptable, be able to respond to the needs of our children and be an excellent team player with good interpersonal skills and dedication. We believe the ability to form positive relationships with children is key. They should be able to work using their own initiative and bring forward ideas as well as follow planning given to meet the child’s needs. A good level of literacy, both written and spoken, will be required for this post. This role will include a range of roles including supporting the class, working 1:1 with children with additional needs and leading small group work. It would be advantageous to have an interest or skills in physical education and a knowledge of activities to promote this with primary aged children.
Energy, drive, creativity, initiative, organisation and a personable nature are essential. Experience of working with additional needs is desirable. Applicants are invited to look at our website, telephone or visit the school for more details about the school.
An application form and further details are available from: https://www.smart-trust.net/information/vacancies
The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 12th December 2024.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 17th December 2024.
Please email completed application forms to secretary@trewidland.cornwall.sch.uk
We are unable to accept applications made via CVs or applications from agencies.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.
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 Trewidland Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 38 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Trewidland Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- secretary@trewidland.cornwall.sch.uk
Trewidland Primary School is easily accessible but also enjoys the benefits of being a rural school being just a five-minute drive from St Keyne and an eight-minute drive from Liskeard. Located on the slopes of the East Looe Valley, Trewidland Primary School makes the most of its beautiful countryside surroundings by taking every opportunity to explore nature and staff love the ability to use our fantastic environment and breathtaking scenery as a learning tool. Being part of SMART has helped Trewidland work with schools across the region improving pupil's learning and helping deliver invaluable improvements at school.
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