teaching assistant for KS2

St John's Church of England Primary School; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

St John's Church of England Primary School in Weymouth is seeking an enthusiastic and well organised KS2 Teaching Assistant to join a committed team. The role focuses on supporting learning and working with colleagues to ensure good progress for all pupils.

The successful candidate will have recent experience in a primary school and be able to contribute to a caring, nurturing environment. The position is permanent, term-time only with CPL opportunities and a focus on staff wellness.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in a primary school setting.
• Knowledgeable and confident at supporting children's learning.
• Able to work as part of a team to enable progress.

Responsibilities

• Support learning in KS2 and help maintain a safe, positive classroom.
• Assist teachers with planning, delivering and assessing lessons.
• Support pupils’ wellbeing and behaviour as part of the school community.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Calm

Well organised

KS2 experience

Job description

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, calm, well organised teaching assistant for KS2 to be part of our committed and hardworking team. Ideally you will need to have recent experience of working with children in a primary school environment. You will be knowledgeable and confident at supporting children's learning so that a team approach ensures good and better progress for our learners.

We are a friendly, professional team who value the importance of getting on well together so that our school community lives and learns well in a positive, mutually respectful way.

In order for our children to do the best they can we work together to create a caring, nurturing environment where it is safe for children to make marvellous mistakes and encourage an understanding that there is learning in every situation. Our children are well behaved and love learning.

Our school vision and values underpin everything that we do and we love to celebrate seeing our school values in action.

If you are looking to gain experience to begin a career in teaching this role would provide excellent experience. We believe that all staff should receive continued professional learning (CPL) opportunities and all Teaching Assistants at St John's are offered CPL to develop knowledge and skills.

We want our staff to thrive so we offer an extensive range of wellness services and professional learning opportunities to support growth and development. Please visit our website for further details: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust - Wellness

We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all.

All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting decisions by email. References for shortlisted candidates will be requested before interviews.

Working 32.5 hours per week 8.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday

Permanent Contract, Term time only plus school training days per year.

DSAT2 SCP4-6 - £25,185 - £25,989 FTE

Actual - £19,028 pa - £19,635 pa