Teaching Assistant

Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School; Worcester Park Estate; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

GP 24/7 telehealth

Discounts for staff

Wellbeing support

Annual eye tests and flu vaccinations

Job summary

Stone St Mary's CE Primary School is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join the team. The role is term time plus staff development days, supporting learning and development for all pupils within a strong, successful school community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. This post is within Aletheia Academies Trust, offering CPD and staff wellbeing benefits.

Qualifications

• Be prepared to work across all primary key stages.
• Able to work under direction but also use initiative.
• Have high expectations of pupils and themselves.
• Be a flexible, hardworking, patient and caring individual.
• Able to support children with complex needs, if necessary on a one-to-one basis.

Responsibilities

• Be prepared to work across all primary key stages.
• Be able to work under direction but also use their initiative when required.
• Have high expectations of pupils and themselves.
• A flexible, hardworking, patient and caring individual.
• Have an ability to support children with complex needs, if necessary on a one-to-one basis.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Flexible

Patient

Caring

Initiative

Job description

About this Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Stone St Mary's CE Primary School. Our school is a popular and successful school with an excellent reputation in the area.

We are currently seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team, term time plus staff development days.

We require an experienced teaching assistant, who is fully committed to providing high quality learning for our children to join our team.

The successful candidate will:

• Be prepared to work across all primary key stages.
• Be able to work under direction but also use their initiative when required
• Have high expectations of pupils and themselves
• A flexible, hardworking, patient and caring individual
• Have an ability to support children with complex needs, if necessary on a one-to-one basis

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply

Why work for Aletheia Academies Trust?

Some of our Trust benefits include:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974