What skills and experience we're looking for
• Good Maths and English skills
• NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience
• Worked with children
• Worked in a similar role at a school/setting
• Computer literacy across Microsoft products
• Basic understanding of child development and learning
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Flexibility in your working approach
• Enthusiasm and commitment
• The ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality and demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of all children
• An awareness of responsibilities for health and safety of yourself and others
• Successful and satisfactory background check received from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) after interview and before appointment
• A commitment to safeguarding children
What the school offers its staff
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Training opportunities
• Great colleagues
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st August 2025, with potential for extension into 2025/2026 academic year
Working Hours: 8.45am – 3.15pm daily (includes lunchtime Teaching Assistant role)
Start Date: Monday 6th January 2025
Salary Range: Grade 4:4 full time salary £24,404pa/actual salary £16,553pa
Age Range: Year 1
Closing date: Tuesday 26th November 2024
Interview: Week Beginning Monday 2nd December 2024
Commitment to safeguarding
Barley Hill Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, all employees and workers are expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including satisfactory enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service.