Grade: Grade 3 SCP 5 - 6 Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 13 hours 10 minutes Working Pattern: Term time only Actual Salary: 7,556 - 7,676 Interview Date: W/C 10 th February 2025 13 hours 10 minutes to be worked over 2 days Thursday 08:30am to 3:25pm with a 30 minute lunch break Friday 08:30am to 3:45pm with a 30 minute lunchbreak The children, staff and Governors of Woodland Community Primary School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, creative and inspirational Teaching Assistant to join our caring and aspirational team. This is a caring and nurturing school. Pupils feel safe and happy. They have excellent relationships with staff. They say that their teachers are kind and friendly and always have time to listen to them. (OFSTED 2019) Based in fantastic grounds and with amazing resources, Woodland Community Primary School is a happy, inclusive school with high standards of behaviour. The successful candidate will: Have a proven track record of supporting teaching and learning at a high level in the primary phase Be enthusiastic, creative, innovative and prepared to roll their sleeves up and have a go Have high expectations of pupils behaviour, behaviours for learning and achievement Be an excellent communicator who is committed to being proactive in working in positive partnership with all stakeholders Be willing to involve themselves in, and support, the wider aspects of school life In return we can offer: A happy, inclusive and supportive school environment Children who are polite, well behaved and enthusiastic learners Excellent support for your professional development A very well resourced learning environment A welcoming, friendly and extremely hardworking staff team For further information, please contact Chloe Pickles, School Business Manager by email (cpickleswoodland.rochdale.sch.uk) or telephone 01706 620305 Closing Date Thursday 6 th February 2025 at 11:59pm Shortlisting - Friday 7 th February 2025 (Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted). Interviews Week commencing 10 th February 2025 To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation and send completed applications to Chloe Pickles, School Business Manager cpickleswoodland.rochdale.sch.uk by 11:59pm February 2025. Please do not send to other email addresses as these may not be monitored. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check The ability to converse at ease with customers and service users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post. Applicants are advised that by applying for this position they are declaring that they are not subject to any immigration controls or restrictions that prohibit them undertaking work in the UK, and that they are able to provide proof of their Right to Work in the UK if they are invited to attend an interview. The school will carry out an online search as part of their due-diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.