About this Role
I would like to extend a very warm welcome to Farnborough Grange Nursery and Infant Community School, where we are committed to giving children the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed in later life.
We are a Church of England affiliated school within the Good Shepherd Trust for children from 4 to 7 years old, based in North Hampshire. We also have a Nursery which welcomes children from 2 years old.
As part of our energetic, hardworking, and welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate pupils to strive for success, whilst supporting the development of a positive learning environment for all children within the school.
We are seeking someone who can:
Co-plan and deliver learning opportunities that help the children to enquire and be inspired by our curriculum and the world around them
Create opportunities for all learners to reach their potential, irrespective of their starting points
Support children in class, group and individual activities, both indoors and outdoors.
Assist in monitoring children's progress, assessing achievement and recording results and observations, sharing outcomes with the Class Teacher
Maintain a safe and positive environment for all learners
The successful candidate will:
Thrive on challenge and making a difference to children’s lives
Be a good communicator, able to build rapport with children from a variety of ages, abilities, and backgrounds
Be flexible, adaptable, and consistently demonstrate a positive ‘can-do attitude’
Exude enthusiasm and the ability to ‘think outside the box’ - can work dynamically and responsively to the needs of pupils and the wider school
Show a commitment to the happiness well-being, self-esteem, and progress of everyone at the school
We can offer the successful candidate:
Wonderful pupils who love learning and are thirsty for knowledge
A supportive community (at both local and Academy Trust level), who enjoy working together and put the children at the heart of everything we do
Good opportunities for personal and career development
A school which actively promotes the wellbeing of staff
To work with families who appreciate and support the work of the school.
This vacancy is fixed term to the end of the academic year. Please note that we shall take up references before the interview. It is essential therefore, that all reference details supplied are correct, up to date and include a current e-mail address.Contract Type: Fixed TermContract Term: Part-TimeSalary: £22,599.00 Annually (FTE), £16,406.00 (Actual)Closing Date: Midnight, 21st Mar 2025 Safeguarding Statement:
The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including a Section 128 Check where appropriate.
Please note that we reserve the right to interview on application should a suitable candidate apply and we have the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply for the role as soon as possible.
The GST is a multi-academy trust serving 24 schools within the Diocese of Guildford across Surrey and Hampshire. Our trust comprises both primary and secondary schools, schools affiliated to the Church of England and others who are not. Our purpose is to grow and maintain a strong network of schools within a highly supportive and sharing network: we know that schools are better when they work together sharing common values and goals. Opportunities for staff development are a key priority for us - as a member of support staff, as a teacher, as a head teacher or as a local committee member you will have access to wide and varied professional development.
We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment “to be better, together”. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are always open to discussing flexible working options.