Description Teaching Assistant St Merryn School Contract type: Fixed term contract until July 2025 Available hours: Variable hours contract with initial hours of 20 hpw Salary: Grade C £12.17 p/hour Start date: As soon as possible Closing date: Wednesday 8th January 2025 Interview date: Monday 13th January 2025 How to apply: Apply online at www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies 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. Experience of working with children with SEND would be an advantage. This is a fixed term, variable hours contract until July 2025 with initial hours of 20 hours per week, term time only. 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 Our school is a primary school and nursery for children aged between 3 and 11. We consider ourselves to be very fortunate because of the fantastic relationships that exist between our school, our children’s families and with the wider village community. It is these solid partnerships that enable us to live up to our school motto of ‘Bright Futures build on Firm Foundations’. Our school is a special place; a community focused school where every child is nurtured and valued as an individual. Our Trust’s Core Shared Values of ‘Strength, Wisdom and Courage’ and our Trust Philosophy, ‘work hard, be honest & help other’ reflect our learning community’s ambition and attitude. By being true to these values and philosophy, our pupils are enabled to fulfil their potential and encourages confidence and creativity to prepare them for their next phase of education and life beyond. 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 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.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies. 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.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies. St Merryn School St Merryn Padstow PL28 8NP 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, TR72 JU Contact detail: Kernow Learning Email: hrkernowlearning.co.uk Website: www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies