Teaching Assistant with casual HLTA responsibility

Dauntsey Academy Primary School; Devizes; Sur place; GBP 13 000 - 17 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Dauntsey Academy Primary School in Wiltshire is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support pupils’ learning, development and wellbeing across the school. You will work closely with class teachers to deliver engaging activities and provide targeted support to individuals and small groups.

The role is 27.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, with the possibility of casual HLTA hours. You should be caring, adaptable and have excellent communication and safeguarding commitments.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with children.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of pupils.
• Caring, adaptable and enthusiastic individual with a proactive approach.

Responsabilités

• Support children's learning, development and wellbeing across the school.
• Deliver engaging learning experiences in collaboration with teachers.
• Provide targeted support to individuals and small groups.
• Monitor pupil progress and contribute to resource preparation.
• Build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.

Description du poste

In your role as a Teaching Assistant, the working hours will be 27.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year. The start date for these roles is as soon as possible.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting children’s learning, development, and wellbeing across the school. Working closely with class teachers and other professionals, you will help deliver engaging learning experiences, provide targeted support to individuals and small groups, and promote inclusion, independence, and positive behaviour. The role involves assisting pupils with a range of learning, social, emotional, and physical needs, helping every child to reach their full potential. You will contribute to the preparation of resources, monitor pupil progress, and build positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues. We are looking for a caring, adaptable, and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. There is also the possibility for you to undertake some additional hours on a casual basis as a HLTA, this will be discussed in more depth at the interview stage.

As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.

For a complete Job Description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as they will guide you in preparing a strong application and help you understand whatwe’relooking for in an ideal candidate.

About EQUA Mead Learning Trust

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre-school, primary, secondary, and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice. This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.

This role will involve contact with children, and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

We will onlysubmita DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.