Teaching Assistant Level 2

Teaching Assistant (TA2 Grade 4)

195 days permanent
    
To start September 2024
Location:  Bottesford Infant School

Description:
Children, staff and governors wish to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join a committed and professional team.  The successful candidate will support a range of children with their learning in EYFS and Key Stage 1. 

Ofsted (July 2015) said, “Staff and governors are highly ambitious and have high expectations for the school”.

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who:
•    is effective in enabling children to learn
•    has good communication skills and works well with colleagues and parents
•    has experience working with children in early years and key stage 1
•    is committed to their own continuing professional development
•    has a bucket load of energy with a sense of fun!

We can offer you:
•    a learning culture that encourages professional development opportunities 
•    opportunities to collaborate and learn with colleagues  
•    positive, happy children with excellent attitudes to learning
•    an opportunity to be part of a nurturing school.

Hours: 
Monday 08:30-12:30 & 13:00-15:30
Tuesday 08:30-12:30 & 13:00-16:30
Wednesday 08:30-12:30 & 13:00-15:30
Thursday 08:30-12:30
Friday 08:30-12:30 & 13:00-15:30
The choice of which afternoon off is negotiable and may be subject to change.

Visits to our vibrant, unique and outstanding school are welcome.  Please telephone the office on 01724 862483 to arrange an appointment. Candidates are also encouraged to access the school website as it holds a wealth of key information www.bottesfordinfants.co.uk 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.  Any offer of employment is dependent upon an enhanced DBS clearance.
 

Why join us?

We offer:

Competitive salaries

Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions up to 18.5%

Generous annual leave and Bank Holiday entitlement

Flexible and agile working

A modern workplace with access to great technology

Salary sacrifice schemes- ie the option to purchase additional holidays or a bike to cycle to work

Family friendly policies supporting fostering, adoption and caring responsibilities

Our values and culture

We stay true to our values:

Equality of opportunity so everyone can have a good quality of life.

Striving for excellence and high standards.

Using our resources wisely and with integrity.

Promoting self-responsibility and people having choice and control over their own lives.

Our organisational goals are to be:

Progressive and enabling in our approach.

Financially and environmentally sustainable.

Safer recruitment

As an employer, we will:

· Promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers.

· Commit to the recruitment of a diverse workforce to best meet the needs of our customers.

· Ensure that recruitment decisions are based on reasonable and objective criteria, free from bias or unfair discrimination.

· Provide training for recruiters to ensure they are fully equipped with the skills to recruit the best people.

· Make reasonable adjustments to any aspect of the process to meet individual need, where known.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, we will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references which will be sought prior to interview.

The above post will be subject to a DBS check, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ds-code-of-practice) 'It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children or adults to apply to work in regulated activity with that group'

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks where applicable.