Are you an enthusiastic person looking to work in a friendly school, where teaching and learning is fun and inspiring? We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible..This role will be on a permanent contract paid on NJC 'K' Grade (£12.52 to £13.27 per hour), term time plus INSET days (39 working weeks and 44.64 paid weeks per year) working from 8.30am - 3.10pm Monday to Friday including a 30 minute unpaid lunch break and a 30 minute lunch duty paid under a separate contract at NJC J Grade. This totals 28.35 hours per week as a Teaching Assistant and an additional 2.5 hours per week as an MDSA. There may also be an opportunity to work additional hours in our after school club and/or breakfast club if the successful candidate were interested.We are looking for a TA who: is fun, enthusiastic and committed is willing to teach creatively and inspire the children has knowledge and experience of KS1 or KS2 primary curriculum is a team player with excellent communication skills is flexible and ready for the challenge of working in a growing school If the above sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!William Morris Primary School is a friendly, happy school where children are known and cared for. Staff and pupils treat each other with respect and kindness, helping children to persevere and achieve their potential. Our curriculum is creative - with interesting topics which engage children and Life Skills for personal development.
William Morris has a growing staff team – we are a happy group and very supportive of one another. Everyone works hard to give the best education possible to the children. William Morris Primary opened in 2019 and is situated in the beautiful Tadpole Garden Village and housed in a purpose-build new building, with bright vibrant classroom, a cookery room and attractive field and pond area. We are a growing school and will have children from nursery to Year 5, and we will continue to grow to become a 2 form entry school primary school with year groups up until year 6. Our school is part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, based in Swindon who are increasing in size and offer excellent CPD and career opportunities. Please see the job description and person specification in the recruitment pack attached for full details.
We would welcome a visit or phone call from anyone interested in finding out more about William Morris. This appointment will be subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure; proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references. Please note the proof of right to work in the UK will be required at interview. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Closing date: Monday 2nd December at 9am
Interviews: Week commencing 2nd December 2024We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.