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Teaching Assistant - Willowbank Primary School (First Federation Trust)

  • Multiple Locations
  • Part Time
  • £11,073 - £11,832 actual salary per annum (£22,737.00 - £24,294.00 FTE)

The First Federation Trust, a Multi Academy Trust of 21 primary schools, is seeking to recruit a fixed term Teaching Assistant for Willowbank Primary School, a popular expanding school in the town of Cullompton which has good links to the M5.We are seeking to appoint a temporary Teaching Assistant to work across the school to support the teaching and learning of children  across various age ranges.  This role is for 21.5  hours per week, Monday to Friday until 31st August 2024.We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individual to work alongside the class teacher across all areas of the curriculum.To deliver targeted interventions.To promote inclusion through the development of social skills, language and emotional well-being.To work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school.You will be expected to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given situations with integrity and compassion. There is an element of Mealtime Assistant linked to this role.In return we offer:The opportunity to work within a progressive and forward thinking multi academy trustEmployee assistance programmeCycle to work schemeContributory pension through Local Government PensionWillowbank School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance. Our Child Protection policy can be found on the school's website Safeguarding | Willowbank Primary School. All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search.Please apply via the First Federation website, Vacancies | First Federation by midday on the closing date.

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KS1 & KS2 Teaching Assistants - Cornerstone Academy Trust

  • Multiple Locations
  • Multiple Terms
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Location: Exeter basedWe are seeking a Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible to join our highly regarded teaching staff within our Trust. We are looking for someone with relevant experience of working with children, who is enthusiastic about supporting and educating primary aged children. You will need to have a passion and commitment to wanting our young children to develop a life-long love of learning by being a positive, nurturing, and supportive role model. You will benefit from a generous pension scheme, a health scheme, a cycle to work scheme and subsidised meals in our staff café with food cooked and served by our own chefs. Successful candidates will be provided with state-of-the-art IT equipment to help them fulfil their duties and we support all staff with an investment in their professional development through training and a good performance management process, where a bonus is payable to those who achieve highly. You will work alongside the class teachers to support children in all areas of the curriculum and to also assist in the preparation of the learning environment, liaising with staff, maintaining pupil records, and carrying out a range of administrative tasks to support the teacher. You will also be involved in supporting children at break and lunch times in setting up our play provision or helping with the family dining arrangements in the school hall. As a teaching assistant you will have the exciting role of supporting children in learning to read, leading PE and Games sessions, going on school trips and residentials and taking responsibility for the mentoring and tutoring of individual children. We provide a full programme of extra-curricular activities, outdoor learning programmes, sporting squads and teams, dedicated art and science rooms, a library service and 1:1 digital devices for every pupil.You will also be involved in leading playtime activities with children and supporting within the family dining service where older children serve young children each lunch time.As well as the regular school day (9am to 3:30pm), we are looking for additional support with our breakfast club (8:00am to 9am) and/or after school club provision (3:30pm until 5pm). We also run a holiday club each school holiday period (except Christmas) which currently requires additional staff.We have vacancies in both KS1 and KS2, and a choice of term time only (40 weeks a year) or all year round working available.The salary will normally, commence at a full time equivalent of £22,100 (based on  37 hour week and all year working), with the ability to progress through the pay scale. Proven relevant experience may warrant a starting salary higher up the pay scale. This will be pro rata adjusted for your hours per week and weeks worked per year. We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checksA job description and an application form can be obtained at Join Our Staff (tcat.education)Please state in your application your preferred key stage as well as whether you are looking for term time or all year round working. Please email completed documents to vacancy@tcat.education Interviews may happen as we receive suitable applications

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Nursery Teaching Assistant - Cornerstone Academy Trust

  • Multiple Locations
  • Full Time
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Location: Exeter basedWe are seeking a Nursery Teaching Assistant to join the Early Years team in our busy, thriving and highly sought after nurseries within our Exeter schools. We are looking for someone with relevant experience of working with young children, who is enthusiastic about supporting and educating nursery aged children. Our Nurseries take children from two years old and play a vital prole in preparing children for their journey into primary education and beyond. You will benefit from a generous pension scheme, a health scheme, a cycle to work scheme and subsidised meals in our staff café with food cooked and served by our own chefs. Successful candidates will be provided with state-of-the-art IT equipment to help them fulfil their duties and we support all staff with an investment in their professional development through training and a good performance management process, where a bonus is payable to those who achieve highly. You will work alongside our EYFS Teachers and Deputy Nursery Leaders to support children in all areas of the Early Years curriculum. You will collaborate as part of a large EYFS team across the schools in our trust. You must be open to delivering a high-quality Early Years Provision which you will support in the planning and resourcing of. The Trust uses the ReadWrite Inc scheme to teach Early Reading and Phonics and we train all our Early Years staff to implement this approach within each of our settings. You will be responsible for overseeing the progress of a group of key worker children and will meet with parents regularly to report to them on the progress their child is making through both online and in-person meetings. You will be required to maintain pupil records and conduct a range of administrative tasks to support the teaching staff. Relevant experience of working with children and qualifications are required. You will need to have a willingness to attend CPD and familiarise yourself with the latest developments in the EYFS curriculum that the Trust is implementing. We provide wrap around sessions, before and after school, as well as being open all year round for those parents needing childcare out of term time. The Nurseries cater for children aged 2 -4 years old, are newly furnished with excellent resources for both indoor and outdoor provision. The Nurseries ensure a great start to a child’s education and benefit from all the wider resources within the main school including the dining facilities, the library, and outdoor spaces. The schools are both innovative and technology rich.The position is permanent, full-time, all year round (52 weeks), 8.00am to 5.00pm or 8.00am to 6.00pm. Our nurseries are closed at Christmas for 2 weeks and in addition to this you will be entitled to 4 weeks holiday, plus Bank Holidays. The full-time equivalent salary for this role starts in the region of £22,100 pro rata depending on age and experience. However, the actual salary based on the hours and weeks worked will commence in the region of £25,400 per annum. We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.A job description and an application form can be obtained at  http://www.tcat.education/vacancies.Please email completed documents to vacancy@tcat.education.Interviews may happen as we receive suitable applications.

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