Teaching Assistant

Warden Park Primary Academy, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3JR

3 days remaining to apply

Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
10 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
26 April 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, term time: 29.5 hours per week (including 2 hours midday meals supervision)
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £22,737 - £23,114
Actual salary: £15,199.76 - £15,451.78

What skills and experience we're looking for

Warden Park Primary Academy is committed to providing high quality learning for all children and wishes to appoint multiple Teaching Assistants. The post is for 29.5 hours per week (including 2 hours midday meals supervision.)

The successful candidate will:

Have experience of working with groups of children in EYFS, KS1 or KS2
Be able to support pupils to access the curriculum within a mainstream class;
Be expected to deliver intervention programmes to groups of children.
Have a passion and motivation for improving the lives of all children;
Have an optimistic attitude and be flexible to the demands of the job;
Demonstrate versatility, tact, commitment and the ability to use initiative;
Be patient and able to stay calm and listen and value children’s views;
Be able to work as part of a team and be expected to contribute to its development;
Have the ability to strictly maintain confidentiality;
Be suitably qualified for the post of Teaching Assistant i.e. to have god basic literacy and numeracy skills (to GCSE level or above) and be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;

Have experience of some behaviour management techniques.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

Wonderful children who thrive in a high quality learning culture;
Skilled and friendly colleagues who strive to do the best for the children in their care;
A strong ethos of care, respect and concern for each other.

Further details about the role

We would welcome applicants with previous experience and appropriate qualifications. If you are looking for a role that will challenge and test your skill set and you would like to join our team, please download further information and an application form from our website www.wardenparkprimary.co.uk Please email your completed application form to office@wardenparkprimary.co.uk. If you have any questions on job specifics, please contact our school office on 01444 451264. Tours/visits are warmly encouraged and can also be arranged by ringing this number.

We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been 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.