Teaching Assistant - St Louis Catholic Primary School
Location: Aylesbury
Term time only: Yes
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: £12.44 - £12.93 per hour depending on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 33.75 hours per week (08.15 - 15.30 Monday to Friday)
Interviews to be held: Week commencing Monday 31st March 2025
About us
St Louis Catholic Primary is a friendly, happy and nurturing two form entry school in Aylesbury, where each child is known and is special. Our mission statement, ‘We work together, we pray together, we grow together’ reflects the strong school community that we are. Our school is spacious and well equipped with a committed staff and pupils who are eager to learn. We have high aspirations for our children and follow an ABC approach to the curriculum, encouraging and inspiring our pupils to be Ambitious, Brave and Caring. Our pupils grow up to be well rounded citizens, proud of their achievements and supportive of one another. Our recent Ofsted (Nov 2023) judged us as good with outstanding behaviour and attitudes and EYFS.
We are looking to recruit a keen, enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our friendly hardworking KS1 or KS2 team. You will work alongside our teaching staff to support and extend the children's learning.
Applicants should preferably:
1. be passionate about children's learning
2. have knowledge and understanding of the primary curriculum and how pupils learn
3. be eager to expand their knowledge, skills and understanding of teaching practices
4. have experience of working within a primary classroom
5. have experience of setting up and managing groups of pupils during focused learning activities
About you
We are looking for someone who will:
1. Inspire and motivate our children with a love of learning
2. Have high expectations of children’s achievements and behaviour
3. Work effectively within a strong and committed team
4. Take a full and active role in all parts of school life
5. Be understanding and sympathetic to our Catholic ethos
6. Be committed to the safeguarding and well-being of our children
For further details, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Please also see our website for more information about our wonderful school and the opportunities on offer.
As part of our strong commitment to safeguarding means this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 (KCSIE) online searches will be undertaken for prospective shortlisted candidates.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
* All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
* All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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