Teaching Assistant - Waterside Academy

Waterside Academy, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1NZ

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  25 November 2024 at 5pm

• Date listed

  12 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: H1 - H3 Depending on Experience

Teaching Assistant - Waterside Academy job summary

Teaching Assistant - Waterside Academy

About Waterside Academy

Waterside Academy is a 1 form entry primary school located in the heart of Welwyn Garden City. We are a warm and welcoming school community, committed to providing an exceptional education for all our pupils from Nursery through to Year 6.

At Waterside Academy, we pride ourselves on our supportive and collaborative staff team, who are dedicated to the professional development of all our colleagues. We work closely with other schools within our trust to facilitate peer support and guidance, ensuring our teaching assistants have access to a wealth of expertise and resources.

Importantly, we are committed to maintaining a healthy work-life balance for all our staff, recognising the vital importance of well being in delivering high-quality education.

The Role

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team at Waterside Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our pupils working with children to support their learning in and out of class.

What We Offer

A supportive and collaborative staff team who are committed to your professional development

Weekly in-school training for support staff for continuous professional development

Links with other teaching assistants in our school and trust for peer support and guidance

A commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance

Competitive salary within the H1 - H3 range, depending on experience

If you are a passionate and dedicated teaching assistant with a strong commitment to supporting children we would love to hear from you.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact our head teacher (head@waterside.herts.sch.uk) to arrange.

Waterside Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. At least one member of our interview panel will be Safer Recruitment trained. All offers are subject to a satisfactory DBS check and two references. Shortlisted candidates will also undergo a standard online search and will have the chance to address any concerns in their interview.

If you’re passionate about teaching and supporting pupils in a collaborative school community, we’d love to hear from you!

Application Deadline: Monday 25th November 2024

Interview Date: Monday 2nd December

Start Date: January 2025

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 Waterside Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 192 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Waterside Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waterside-academy (opens in new tab)

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