Teaching Assistant Level 2

Closing Date: Wednesday 27 November, 12 noon
Interview Date: Monday 2nd December
Start Date: as soon as possible or 6th January 2025

Please note the school currently has two Teaching Assistant vacancies with a combined number of hours of 22.5 on separate contracts.

The Headteacher and the Governing Body wish to appoint an ambitious Teaching Assistant who is committed, enthusiastic, imaginative and can form relationships to support pupils across the primary phase.

We are a successful, small, rural school and we are looking for someone to join our welcoming school community.

We are looking for someone who:
- Appreciates the challenges of working within a small school environment.
- Has high expectations and is able to inspire and motivate pupils, resulting in high quality learning and progress for all.
- Has experience of working across the primary Key Stages.
- Is able to follow lesson plans provided to ensure that the needs of all pupils are met, including those with SEN, in a mixed-age class.
- Has good communication skills and is able to work well with colleagues, parents and outside agencies to support teaching and learning for all pupils, including those with SEN.
- Has a good understanding of Safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education.
- Can continue to develop the school’s drive towards excellence, promoting high expectations and outcomes for all.
- Has excellent organisational skills and interpersonal skills.
- An innate ability to demonstrate a caring and nurturing attitude.

We are able to offer you:
- The opportunity to work with enthusiastic, polite children who enjoy learning and who are proud of their school.
- Excellent support and CPD opportunities.
- A friendly, supportive, experienced and hard-working team of dedicated teachers and support staff who are committed to high standards for all.
- A supportive Governing Body.
- An atmosphere that encourages innovation and creative thinking.
- A chance to make a real difference in children’s lives.

Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contact school office to make an appointment on: 01724 720301 or admin@alkboroughps.co.uk  

We would like to thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you are invited for an interview you will be contacted by the school.

Miss J Ashton
Headteacher

North Lincolnshire Council do not accept CVs. You must complete the application form via the ‘Apply’ button.
 

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.