We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our Pre-Prep on a fixed-term basis.
Our Pre-Prep is constantly buzzing with energy and creativity as we strive to create a sense of discovery and adventure for each and every child. We encourage individual interests and respond to individual needs, whilst providing a rich, structured and engaging curriculum.
Your day will be spent working with small groups and on a 1:1 basis, supporting children within the setting and supporting the teachers and day-to-day running of the Pre-Prep classes.
To be successful, you will have a good working knowledge of the EYFS curriculum, have experience of working with children aged 2.5 to 7 years, and show a caring and flexible approach. Knowledge and experience of working in KS1 is advantageous.
This role will predominantly be positioned in Reception, but there may be occasions when you will be required to work with other age groups within the Nursery and Pre-Prep.
We pride ourselves on involving parents, guardians, and the wider family throughout their childs time at Westbourne, it is therefore vital that you build strong working relationships with all members of the Westbourne community.
Fixed-term contract beginning April 2025
Term-time only, working Monday to Friday 7.45am4pm
In return, we offer:
Strong, supportive staff team
Salary dependent on experience
Pension Scheme
Use of the schools facilities
Employee Assistance Programme
On-site parking
For further information and to apply, click here .Closing date: 7th March 2025.
Interview date: w/c 17th March 2025.
We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. For this reason, early applications are encouraged.
Westbourne House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with current and past employers, online checks, the Disclosure & Barring Service, overseas checks and the Secretary of States Prohibition List from Teaching and Management.
About the School
Westbourne House is situated just to the east of Chichester in beautiful grounds of over 100 acres. There are approximately 360 boys and girls aged 213. Most children go on to major public schools across the South.
The school enjoys outstanding facilities. Teaching is extremely well resourced, with excellent teaching rooms, the majority equipped with interactive whiteboards; there are also sets of laptops, which can be booked for class-based work. There are rooms for Art, Ceramics, ICT, Design Technology and Food Technology, a separate Science block and Music School, as well as a modern, 300-seat theatre/assembly hall. The school also has a large (30-acre) lake on the north boundary for kayaking.
Academic standards are high, with consistently outstanding Common Entrance results together with an excellent scholarship record; totalling 140 over the last five years.
Westbourne House uses the High Performance Learning philosophy to guide all pupils in becoming good learners. The school believes that all pupils have the potential to perform at the highest level regardless of their current performance level. The Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics (ACPs) and Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs) of HPL are the thinking and behaviour characteristic, and these are delivered specifically and systematically throughout the curriculum.
The Music and Drama departments also excel consistently: all children are involved in school productions; a large number are members of school choirs, and there are regular concerts.
Saturday school consists of sports matches, as well as optional enrichment activities, such as kayaking and coding.
There is a wide variety of sport on offer, and a large number of teams represent the school most Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As well as extensive playing fields, there is a 25-metre swimming pool, dance studio, sports hall, squash courts and a full-sized astro-turf pitch.
There are around 100 boarders, many of whom board for two or three nights in one of seven houses on the school grounds. The school offers full-time boarding, allowing the children to further enjoy the beautiful facilities and grounds the school has to offer.TPBN1_UKTJ