Teaching Assistant

Alverton Primary School; Newlyn; On-site; GBP 7,000 - 9,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Teachers Pension Scheme

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Alverton Primary School is seeking a part-time Teaching Assistant to join our friendly team. The role covers Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30am to 3:30pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, totalling 19.5 hours per week during term time (38 weeks).

The appointment is fixed-term until 31 August 2027, with an asap start. The successful candidate will support pupils, foster positive relationships and contribute to a caring learning environment.

Qualifications

• Able to work as part of a team and form positive professional relationships.
• Show commitment, enthusiasm and energy for the role.
• Empathise with the needs of the children and support learning activities.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with strategies to communicate and develop within their play.
• Help pupils become independent learners during lunchtimes and class activities.
• Assist on a part-time basis during term-time as specified by the school.

Skills

Teamwork

Relationship building

Empathy

Communication support

Energy and drive

High expectations

Job description

Alverton Primary School are looking to appoint a part-time Teaching Assistant to work on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, including lunchtimes.The role will be from 8.30am-3.30pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break – 19.5 hours per week, term time only, 38 working weeks (43.699 paid weeks) per year.

The role would start as soon as possible and is a fixed term contract until 31st August 2027 in the first instance.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our successful, hard-working and friendly team.

About You:

The successful applicant must:

• have the ability to work as part of our team;
• maintain, form and develop positive and strong professional relationships within the learning community as a whole;
• show a high level of commitment to, and enthusiasm for, the role;
• be able to empathise with the needs of the children;
• be able to support pupils with strategies to help them communicate, develop within their play and become independent learners
• have energy, flexibility and drive;
• have high expectations for themselves and their pupils.

When writing your application please refer to this advert and to the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job specification.

Alverton Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and young people and the successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.The school takes its safeguarding responsibilities very seriously and our expectation is that any adults working in our school or nursery adhere to our expectations and procedures regarding safeguarding.

Please see our website http://www.alverton.org.uk for details about our school. Our Child Protection Policy, which includes Safer Recruitment, is included in the Policies section under the Key Information heading.

Benefits of Working with Us:

• As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes.
• More on our benefits can be found here.

The closing date and time for receiving applications is Tuesday 10th November at 9am.

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Nichola Smith, Headteacher on [e-mail]

Interviews to be held on Thursday 19th November.

If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at [e-mail].

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre‑employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre‑employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.