Teaching Assistant with MDSA

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7EE

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  5 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.45 Hourly MDSA £12.26 PH

Teaching Assistant with MDSA job summary

Hours: 28.75 per week; Monday – Friday

Working Weeks: 38 working weeks – term time plus 5 INSET days

Contract: Permanent to start as soon as possible

Salary: TA Role – Grade 15 (26.25 hours @ £12.45ph)

MDSA Role – Grade 16 (2.5 hours @ £12.26ph)

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant with Midday Supervision. The successful candidate will be reliable, dedicated and hardworking and help to help provide a welcoming environment for our children, staff and visitors.

Applicants must be able to work as part of a team, communicate effectively with children, staff, governors, parents and contractors and demonstrate adherence to established safety policies and procedures.

Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of how to incorporate visual and concrete resources into planning to support learning (use of total communication) would be of use.   

• Ability to take responsibility for creating a spiralised curriculum incorporating opportunities to revisit learning regularly.  

• Experience of Emotional Literacy or Mental Health needs within children.  

• Ability to work in a team to support and create the best experience for children to enable them to meet their full potential.    

• Be flexible to do a range of tasks and to use own initiative when required.  

• Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE or ‘O’ Level Grade C or above or equivalent).  

• Work within, and act upon, the advice of class teacher and SENDCo.  

• Have experience of working with children.  

• Be an excellent communicator and team player.  

• Work within our school’s rigorous safeguarding policies and procedures.  

• Remain calm, confidential and professional in all situations.  

• Willing to work well as part of a dedicated team of both MDSAs and Teaching assistants to support lunch time play as well as undertaking supervisory activities. These activites would include:  

• Leading children’s games and play so that they become more physically active during our lunch hour.  

• Encouraging children to include each other in play  

• Supporting the school’s Sports Leaders to facilitate play with their peers  

• Helping children to resolve disagreements independently  

• Addressing incidents of poor behaviour choices  

• Familiar with the need to safeguard children and understand its importance.  

• Willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school.  

  

In addition, there may also be times where the post holder may need to carry out a variety of supervisory duties that will include:  

  

• Setting up / clearing away the lunch hall.   

• Clear spillages and cleaning the floor.  

• Helping children with their lunches e.g cutting food  

• Encouraging children to eat their lunches  

• Minor first aid incidents  

• Other tasks as specified by the school’s leadership team or senior MDSA  

We can offer you:

• A positive ethos with friendly, happy and motivated children

• A team of loyal and dedicated staff

• A supportive Local Governing Committee and successful, hardworking Friends of St Joseph’s (PTA)

• Modernised buildings with spacious grounds and facilities, including forest school area and an outdoor classroom

Closing Date: 5th January 2025

Interviews: Week Commencing 13th January 2025

Visits to the school are most welcome, please telephone 01278 422786 to book an appointment.

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory references.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 206 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater website (opens in new tab)
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Children are at the heart of our work at St Joseph’s; everything we do is aimed towards helping our children develop as well rounded individuals and to equip them for life in the future. Our purpose is to give each individual child every opportunity and encouragement to achieve their full potential intellectually and physically; to develop emotional, social, spiritual and moral values; and to become a valuable citizen. We aim to be a place where everyone feels welcome, valued, and respected. If you would like to be part of this ethos then this role may be for you.

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