Teaching Assistant - Level 1

Bowlee Park Community Primary School; Hindley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowlee Park Community Primary School in Hindley is seeking an enthusiastic teaching assistant to join our caring and friendly staff. You will support pupils with additional needs and work as part of a team with high expectations for pupil achievement.

The successful candidate will have recent primary school experience, excellent literacy and numeracy skills, and a good sense of humour. You will communicate at all levels and work in partnership with pupils, parents, staff and governors.

Qualifications

• Recent successful experience in a primary school.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
• High expectations of pupils' achievement.
• Ability to communicate at all levels and work in a team.
• Flexible, adaptable and driven by the needs of our children.
• Ability to work in partnership with pupils, parents, staff and governors.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with additional needs.
• Work as part of a caring and friendly staff.
• Communicate effectively with pupils, parents, staff and governors.

Skills

Primary school experience

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Communication skills

Team player

Flexible

Partnership with parents

Job description

Thestaff and Governing Board are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highlymotivated and hard-working teaching assistant to join the caring and friendlystaff at Bowlee Park Community School, to support pupils with additional needs.

The successfulcandidate should have the ability to communicate at all levels and be able towork as part of a team.

The successful,well-qualified candidate will:

• have recent successful experience ina primary school
• possess excellent literacy andnumeracy skills
• have high expectations of pupilsachievement
• have vision, enthusiasm and a goodsense of humour
• possess good communication skills
• be a team player with a positiveoutlook
• be flexible, adaptable and driven bythe needs of our children
• have an ability to work inpartnership with pupils, parents, staff and governors

Visitsto the school can be arranged or please visit the school website for furtherinformation at: www.bowleepark.rochdale.sch.uk

Followinga recent Ofsted Inspection in November 2023, Bowlee Park has maintained its'Outstanding' grade.

Theschool has a strong caring ethos, high expectations, hardworking children and astrong team of motivated and supportive teaching and support staff.

Theability to converse at ease with customers and service users and provide advicein accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post.

BowleePark Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofchildren and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

Appointmentto this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and backgroundcheck.

Applicants are advised that by applying for this position they aredeclaring that they are not subject to any immigration controls or restrictionsthat prohibit them undertaking work in the UK, and that they are able toprovide proof of their Right to Work in the UK if they are invited to attend aninterview.

The school willcarry out an online search as part of their due-diligence for all shortlistedcandidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 (para 220).

ClosingDate: Monday 9 November 2026

InterviewDate: To be confirmed