Teaching Assistant
West Coker CofE VC Primary School, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9AS8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
8 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week with the flexibility to stay an additional 45minutes a day when required.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Open ended
Pay scale
- Grage 15 point 3-4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching Assistant
An exciting opportunity has come up at our small village school to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to become part of our friendly and supportive team.
The successful candidate will be supporting a child with additional needs in Key Stage 1. Experience in either Key Stage would be beneficial.
We are looking for someone:
- Who is calm,flexibleand imaginative.
- To work as a key worker for a child with additional needs.
- Has good interpersonal skills and is able to use their initiative as well as working well in a team.
- Has a good level of English, Maths and IT skills.
- Who is able to offer experience in an alternative curriculum area, such as PE or a language. (Desirable)
This role will be classroom-based with the successful candidate taking direction from the class teacher and SENCO to provide high quality support to small groups of children and 1:1 individuals.
A willingness to undertake the following training is essential:
- Children Protection and Prevent Training
- First Aid Training
The successful candidate will be:
- Committed to safeguarding and confidentiality.
- Committed to inclusion and equality.
- Professional, reliable and flexible.
- Calm and consistent.
- Able to follow school policies and guidelines.
- Able to cooperate and liaise well with the SENDCo and other professionals.
The school is able tooffer:
- The opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive environment.
- The opportunity to work with an experienced and enthusiastic school team.
- A commitment to professional development.
- A caring and innovative atmosphere.
Visits to the school are welcome. Please phone 01935 862568 to arrange this.
For all posts, previous experience of such work would be an advantage. However, we will encourage and support individuals who have the potential to undertake this type of work.
Closing date: 8th July
Interviews: Week beginning 15th July
Start Date: September 2024
West Coker VC Primary School is responsible for safe recruitment and promotes the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS and online checks.
For further details on this post, please contact our team: Office@westcoker.somerset.sch.uk
What the school offers its staff
This will be an open ended contract
From Grade 15 Point 3 to 4 depending on experience
8.30am till 3.30pm term time only to include a 30 minute unpaid lunch break with the availability to stay on till 4.15pm when required.
32.5 hours per week including a daily lunch duty.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@westcoker.somerset.sch.uk
About West Coker CofE VC Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 29 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@westcoker.somerset.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01935862568
Village Primary School
Arranging a visit to West Coker CofE VC Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@westcoker.somerset.sch.uk.
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