Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Hassocks; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lovely working atmosphere

Innovative school

Welcoming Albourne Family

Cheerful and motivated pupils

Professional development opportunities

Support from Hurst Education Trust

Collaborative governing body

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a caring, enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to help children flourish and bring The Albourne Way to life every day. You will support pupils with a range of needs in a warm, welcoming school community.

We offer a lovely working atmosphere, an innovative school and strong professional development within the Hurst Education Trust. If you are patient, flexible and a positive team player, this role could be for you.

Qualifications

• Kind, enthusiastic and endlessly encouraging.
• Passionate about helping children become confident, independent and successful learners.
• Skilled at supporting children with a range of needs and abilities.
• Patient, flexible and ready to find creative ways to help children flourish.
• A positive team player who enjoys being fully involved in school life.
• Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and the wellbeing of every child.
• Ready to embrace our ethos and bring The Albourne Way to life every day.

Skills

Caring

Enthusiastic

Encouraging

Supportive teaching

Safeguarding awareness

Flexible

Team player

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a caring, enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant who is passionate about helping children flourish and bringing The Albourne Way to life every day?

We are looking for:

Our ideal Teaching Assistant will be:

• Kind, enthusiastic and endlessly encouraging.
• Passionate about helping children become confident, independent and successful learners.
• Skilled at supporting children with a range of needs and abilities.
• Patient, flexible and ready to find creative ways to help children flourish.
• A positive team player who enjoys being fully involved in school life.
• Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and the wellbeing of every child.
• Ready to embrace our ethos and bring The Albourne Way to life every day.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A lovely working atmosphere
• An innovative school
• A welcoming and supportive Albourne Family
• Cheerful and motivated pupils who thrive in their learning environment
• A dedicated and passionate staff team committed to Supportive professional development opportunities
• Ongoing support and guidance from Hurst Education Trust, our multi-academy trust
• A proactive and collaborative governing body providing a thoughtful balance of support and challenge.

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.