Teaching Assistant (X2 Posts)
Dunsville Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 4HX5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
29 November 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: 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £16,765 - £17,300 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Purpose
Ø Along with teachers and other teaching assistants be responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils in our school.
Ø At all times, lead by example, demonstrating high personal and professional standards.
Ø Be clear about the expectations of being a Teaching Assistant at Dunsville Primary School, including the protocols as laid out in our Staff Code of Conduct.
Ø Treat pupils with dignity, building respectful relationships and at all-times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a Teaching Assistant’s professional position.
Ø Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding (including health and safety) the welfare of all children and staff in our school.
Ø Work proactively and effectively in collaboration with other school staff in the best interests of pupils.
Ø Promote Fundamental British Values so that our children grow into respectful citizens with a deep spiritual, moral and cultural awareness.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Ø To work with and support individuals or groups of children on specific teaching and learning activities set by the teacher, such as reading, writing, maths etc.
Ø To support children with their learning by adapting and/or interpreting lessons, activities instructions etc.
Ø To assist, as directed, with the implementation of specific learning, or SEN intervention programmes
Ø To assist with the general management and organisation of children and any resources or equipment etc. needed for the lessons.
Ø Promote resilience and independence so that children develop as effective learners
Ø Display work imaginatively as a celebration of achievement and as a tool for learning
Ø To prepare the classroom and associated areas for use including preparing materials, and setting out equipment, apparatus etc. Clean and put away materials, equipment and apparatus after use. Tidy the classroom and associated areas
Ø To make resources and worksheets as required
Ø To do other administrative tasks as directed by the teacher
Ø Be familiar with all policies relating to safeguarding, including health and safety and understand your role and responsibilities in relation to these
Ø Always act in a way that promotes equality and respect
Ø Be familiar with the Trust’s Code of Conduct for staff and understand your role in providing a safe environment where children’s emotional and physical needs are well cared for
Ø Guide and assist the development of children's social behaviour, attitudes and skills as appropriate, making reference to the School’s Behaviour policy and Code of Conduct
Ø Form positive and effective relationships with pupils, staff, parents, governors and members of the wider community so the ethos of the school is reflected in the way we work together
Ø Work in ways that promote collaboration, team work and effective professional relationships and set the highest standards and example to others
Ø Develop effective working relationships with other Teaching Assistants
Ø To liaise with other professional services as required such as Speech and Language therapists
Ø Contribute to displays in communal areas throughout the school as and when required
Safeguarding
Ø To acknowledge that the Safeguarding of pupils is at the forefront of the school and to continually promote safeguarding on a daily basis
Ø To be continually alert to any behaviour which is a cause for concern
Ø To comply with the school safeguarding policies ensuring that they are used as a live document of everyday life in the school
Ø To report any concerns, rumours, inappropriate behaviour to either the head teacher, any member of SLT or the DSL.
Ø To promote a culture of raising concerns and supporting pupils and colleagues to bring any concerns to the attention of any SLT member in the school.
Ø To champion a culture of safeguarding children in every duty that you undertake, making sure that appropriate policies in school are followed at all times
Ø To understand, uphold and continually champion Fundamental British Values in the school, modelling the behaviours that as a school we value.
Ø To challenge any behaviour that is in contrast to the Fundamental British Values.
What the school offers its staff
BENEFITS – We offer a comprehensive benefits package featuring a substantial government pension scheme and up to 28 days of annual leave. Our work schedule is thoughtfully designed to align with family needs, including consideration of school holidays. This approach facilitates a balanced work-life integration, supporting both professional and personal commitments.
Thank you for considering joining our trust. We are privileged to be the CEOs of the Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust (BFLPT) and to be working with like‐minded headteachers, leaders, staff and board members who understand how important education is to life chances and social mobility. The BFLPT Board is determined to see a high‐performing multi‐academy Trust which delivers exceptional and enriching learning experiences for all its children, young people and staff. We believe that by working collaboratively, we will create an educational platform on which to build the strong foundations needed for educational success.
There could not be a better time to join our Trust, which includes a diverse and successful range of schools; four Doncaster primary schools, an infant school, an 11-16 secondary school (Hungerhill) and Doncaster University Technical College. Hungerhill School benefitted from being a Teaching and National Support school for many years; its legacy of strong collaboration is still recognised today both locally and nationally with strong student outcomes above national averages. Doncaster UTC opened in 2020 in a state-of-the-art building which supports the strong employer led curriculum designed to create the engineers and technologists of the future. The school has already won several national and local awards and is recognised by Baker Dearing Trust as being one of its flagship schools. More recently we have been awarded a second Free School Bid and the Trust will open a second Doncaster UTC specialising in Green Technologies and Health Care Sciences. We are excited about the future and the many expanding professional development opportunities for our staff.
In September 2021 we implemented a new Primary Knowledge Curriculum in all primary and infant schools and all our schools are heavily invested in the development of a mathematics mastery curriculum and lead on a number of projects supported by the South Yorkshire Maths Hubs.
We are extremely proud that our Ofsted reports have acknowledged that all our schools are good or better. The reports demonstrate that our schools are delivering better student/pupil outcomes by working together, sharing leadership and teacher knowledge and resources. All of this, of course, could not be achieved without our strong body of exceptionally hard-working and committed support staff. This has been testament to the strong investment in staff and pupils; our standards are high, but we take the investment in our staff very seriously.
We are also part of a network of national schools who are reshaping their curriculum, drawing on research and cognitive based science which will ensure all our children make accelerated progress. We employ a number of Ofsted trained consultants across the Trust who are supporting our subject leaders to design and shape the best learning experiences for our young people and in doing so, we are providing very bespoke support and training for teaching staff who want to invest in themselves. We are very proud of our story so far.
Our robust teacher development programmes and associate staff performance management systems allow for internal recognition and support to help encourage colleagues to thrive and develop within role. We are also very clear about reasonable, professional expectations, so that colleagues understand what is required of them, and are confident in their ability to deliver.
We also have many associate staff who are being supported to develop themselves through additional professional courses as we believe this is the hallmark of an outstanding Trust.
The successful candidate will be based at Dunsville Primary but may be required to work elsewhere within the Trust, as may reasonably be required by the Headteacher/Principal, CEO for the discharge of their duties.
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 vacancies@dunsville.doncaster.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Dunsville Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 277 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Dunsville Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@dunsville.doncaster.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01302882958
Thank you for considering joining our trust. I am very proud to be the CEO of the Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust (BFLPT); it is a privilege to work with passionate, like-minded colleagues who are all focussed on delivering the best educational provision for the children and young people of Doncaster. We are a multi-academy trust serving the local needs of our community with great passion; we have a team of highly committed staff, governors, local businesses and trustees who are committed to creating and delivering a world-class trust vision.
A big vision lies at the heart of the BFLPT; excellence is at the heart of all that we do and with this in mind, we aim to be one of the highest performing and unique trusts in the country, acknowledging that every child is different. As such, our curriculum offer will be shaped to reflect the diversity of our learners and their needs if they are to excel and develop into the next generation of highly skilled learners and innovators.
Our vision is to create teaching and learning which is inspirational, challenging and relevant to the 21st century where every child and young person can fulfil their potential. We are also committed to developing outstanding pastoral care which we know is an essential ingredient in ensuring that every child can flourish to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes which will enable them to have the widest possible choice of career pathways.
We are unique in that our family of schools includes; four Doncaster primary schools, an infant school, an 11-16 secondary school and Doncaster University Technical College, a newly built state of the art school with specialisms in engineering and digital design.
The successful candidate will be based at Dunsville Primary School but may be required to work elsewhere within Trust, as may reasonably be required by the Headteacher/Principal, CEO for the discharge of your duties.
Dunsville Primary School serves the children in our local community and more recently children from outside the catchment area. We offer provision for children from the age of 3 to 11. Currently we have eight classes and a nursery which offers 15-hours provision or 30-hours provision dependent on parental choice. We run a Foundation Stage unit that allows free flow play between Reception and Nursery and an enriched learning environment for children to have first-hand experiences in.
Our vision is to provide “Excellence and Enjoyment” for the children who come to our school. We do this through offering a curriculum for our children that is enriched and designed for them and makes real links to embed skills, knowledge and understanding.
We have high expectations of attainment but are equally passionate about offering care for all of our children as individuals. We care for one another and consider ourselves to all be learners together. We pride ourselves on working with families and offering them and the children pastoral support for a range of needs. Our recent Ofsted inspection graded us as ‘Good’ in all areas:
Leaders have created a learning environment in which pupils thrive. Adults are excellent role models. They work well as a team to support pupils. (Ofsted, November 2022)
We promote a love of reading and invest extensively in providing children with books and reading materials that captivate their imaginations and interests. We teach children phonics using Essential Letters & Sounds and develop their understanding of texts using Reciprocal Reading.
We teach Maths using the Maths Mastery approach and provide children with opportunities to discuss their Maths learning using subject specific vocabulary to enable them to take ownership of their learning.
Overall at Dunsville, we are a team. Everyone is as important as each other in providing the very best we can for our children each and every day. Every day is different and every day we see children grow in confidence, knowledge, understanding and skills. That is what makes working at Dunsville so worthwhile.
As a school, we will offer:
• a warm, friendly and caring ethos;
• the opportunity to work with a highly supportive and dedicated team of staff;
• a high level of professional support and development;
• an opportunity to innovate and take risks.
Being part of our Trust will offer you a fantastic opportunity to develop yourself, and, have a strong influence on pupil outcomes across our family of schools. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of good practice; we believe that by developing a love of learning and having the highest expectations, all children and young people can excel.
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