Description Teaching Assistant St Francis C of E Primary School, Falmouth Contract type: Permanent contract Available hours: Variable hours contract with initial hours of 31.25 hpw, term time only Salary: £12.17 p/hour Start date: As soon as possible Closing date: 4pm on Friday 15th November Interview date: Wednesday 20th November 2024 How to apply: Apply online at www.schooljobsincornwall.co.uk We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our skilled TA team. Experience of working in a primary school classroom is desirable and the ideal candidate for this role will have good communication skills and a real enthusiasm and enjoyment of working with children to support them to be their very best. The successful candidate will be: • A caring and warm individual who is able to work effectively as part of a team • Committed to their own professional development and continual self-review • Committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children • Able to build a strong rapport with children and have a developing understanding of the national curriculum • An excellent classroom support with behaviour management skills • Able to lead learning with individuals or groups of pupils This is a permanent variable hours contract with initial hours of 31.25 hours per week, term time only. Our vision here at St Francis is every person matters, every person helps, every person succeeds, so that each of us can live "life in all its fulness" (John 10:10). This embedded vision for our school ensures that, even though we are a large school, we maintain a caring, family feel in which children are happy and flourish. As a Church school, our teaching encompasses our core Christian values of Courage, Peace, Thankfulness, Trust, Friendship and Hope. These values complement our Trust’s Core Shared Values and our Trust philosophy of ‘work hard, be honest & help others’. Our curriculum is enriched with a range of visits and visitors, and we aspire to build our children’s ‘cultural capital’ by exposing them to range of experiences whilst at our school. Children have opportunities to den build, visit heritage sites, rock pool, experience water sports, camp overnight, go down into a mine, challenge themselves on an adventure residential, go to the theatre, visit a city outside of Cornwall, go to the Science Museum, visit a University, and so much more. These opportunities provide fun and memorable learning experiences, whilst demonstrating to our children all the opportunities that are afforded to them. The sky really is the limit and we want our children to leave us believing they can achieve. Kernow Learning is a multi-academy trust of 21 primary schools in Cornwall. We believe that our trust is at the precipice of something great; through a mix of collective synchronicity and autonomy, our schools are working together to provide strength so that they can stretch their offer beyond expectations in their drive for excellence. Our trust is not insular; we embrace collaboration, innovation, and development. Our English Hub supports schools across Cornwall to secure children’s early reading, whilst our Teaching School Hub, as a partner in OneCornwall, provides services to schools across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in relation to areas such as the Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications. As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantastic colleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer: • A competitive salary and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme; • A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme; • Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers; • A range of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth; • The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within our schools and our Shared Services teams. If you would like the opportunity to contribute to the success of our trust, then we would love to hear from you. You can apply for this position online by visiting www.schooljobsincornwall.co.uk. Kernow Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process, as well as prohibition, S128, and Social Media/online presence checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all. Unfortunately, Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation for overseas candidates. This means that the successful candidate will need to possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently. For further information, or for support with the application process, please contact our HR Team on 01637 303106 or email hrkernowlearning.co.uk. Apply now at www.schoolsjobsincornwall.co.uk. St Francis C of E Primary School Longfield Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4SU We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations. This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information. Organisation address: Kernow Learning, The Old Cricket Pavilion, Treninnick Hill, Newquay, TR7 2JU Contact detail: Kernow Learning Email: hrkernowlearning.co.uk Website: www.kernowlearning.co.uk