Teaching Assistant - Year 1
Garden Village Primary Academy, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4EGThis job expired on 8 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
8 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4 (£18,814 pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
In addition to the ability to perform the duties of the post, issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children will need to be demonstrated; these will include:
Motivation to work with children and young people,
Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people,
Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours,
Attitudes to the use of authority and maintaining discipline.
be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people.
What the school offers its staff
All employees are expected to wholeheartedly commit to the Trust values and associated behaviours-We care, We are brave, We leave no one behind and We celebrate individuality.
Garden Village Academy is open for Nursery and Reception aged pupils and then grow year-on-year up to Year 6. In September 2025, we welcome applications who will work closely with the Year One Class Teacher to provide an enriched learning journey for children in the newly built community.
Garden Village Primary Academy is wonderful place to work. We are committed to understanding every child as an individual and meeting their needs effectively so that they can realise their limitless possibilities. We can offer an incredible team, a warm and nurturing work environment and development opportunities to support your own professional growth.
With state-of-the-art facilities, the site also boasts abundant outdoor learning opportunities for children in a beautiful natural environment.
Our vision for Garden Village Primary Academy is to work in close collaboration with parents, the local and wider community to enable children to soar to excellence.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Garden Village Primary Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 210 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Garden Village Primary Academy website
- Email address
- office@GardenVillage.fierte.org
Arranging a visit to Garden Village Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@GardenVillage.fierte.org.
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