Teaching Assistant Level 2

The Governing Body at Bowmandale Primary School are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant to work with children on a 1:1 or small group basis. The post will be term time only.
The hours are: Mornings, Monday - Friday, 8.45am until 12 noon. 

It would be preferable if candidates have had some experience of working with children with SEND. The working pattern will involve supporting during teaching times and also recreational times.

The successful candidate will have knowledge, understanding and commitment to working closely with the class teachers to provide support for the children to promote independence, encourage inclusion and access to the curriculum and learning resources. They will need good communication skills, be enthusiastic and be able to work on their own initiative at times. Above all, we are looking for someone with a caring nature and kind personality who will have a range of strategies to ensure the children’s personal, social and emotional learning needs are met. 

The post holder will be required to be an active team player within the school, as we work effectively as a dedicated team to provide high quality teaching and learning for all children. 

Please be aware that because of the high volume of applicants expected, only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Temporary til 31 August 2025 with a view of possible extension

Closing date for applications -  Tuesday 1st October 2024 12 noon

Interview Date:Tuesday 8th October 2024 (am)

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.