Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

The role

Are you an aspirational teaching assistant with a passion for supporting pupils looking for a new challenge and high-quality professional development? Would you like to work with pupils who are “polite, courteous and respectful with positive attitudes towards their learning” who “benefit from a broad, balanced and creative curriculum”? Ofsted May 2024

Our Primary School is looking to appoint Teaching Assistants to work in any year group from EYFS, KS1 or KS2. The successful candidates will provide daily support according to the school’s needs, working closely with the Class Teacher, SENCo and Leadership Team to tailor provision to help the children reach their full potential.

We are looking for nurturing, motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our team who can work both autonomously as well as part of a team, and who have excellent communication skills with pupils, staff and parents. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and with experience of working with children and high academics (qualified TA or graduate) – however the important factor is a passion for learning, progress and achievement.

The school is a successful 2 form entry community school with a diverse, caring and hard-working community of adults and children. We are passionate about balancing academic rigour in teaching and learning with creativity through a rich and broad curriculum and are dedicated to offering our children the best educational experience possible.

Role: Teaching Assistant – Long Term

Salary: Daily rate £85 - £100

Hours: 8:30am-3:15pm, 5 Days Per Week (29.0 hours p/week), Term Time Only (39 weeks p/year)

Contract Type: 1 year contract

Required: ASAP

Location: Lewisham  

What we're looking for

The successful candidate will work with children to give them access to the curriculum and deliver specific interventions, and will have:-

• A love of children and a passion for making a difference to young children’s lives;
• Ability to work as part of the whole school team to deliver individual and whole class provision;
• Experience of working with children from a range of backgrounds or a willingness to develop your knowledge;
• A passion for learning and achievement;
• Excellent practice with high expectations.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development;
• A thorough and up to date understanding of how young children learn.

What we can offer:

• Enthusiastic, motivated and friendly children who are excited about learning
• Dedicated, hardworking and talented teachers & support staff who are passionate about what they do
• A rigorous internal and external professional development programme
• Excellent professional development opportunities
• Outstanding behaviour
• A supportive governing body who are committed to helping the school move forward

To apply for this vacancy please submit your up-to-date CV. Your will be in contact within 48 hours if shortlisted. Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

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