What skills and experience we're looking for
William Cobbett Primary School is a thriving school in the north of Farnham, Surrey with 480 pupils on role. The school is set out over two sites which share a boundary and has excellent facilities and grounds. We also have a COIN Centre with inclusion being a very important part of school life.
We are looking for a confident and experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to lead PPA sessions and provide first day cover for teaching staff. You will also be required to run intervention programmes. We require someone who is calm, nurturing, resilient and flexible and has experience of working with children at primary age.
Skills and experience required:
• Experience of working with children at primary age.
• Someone who takes initiative and is able to adapt and think ‘outside the box’.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Minimum of A-C grades in Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent)
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
• A supportive, hardworking and friendly team.
• A well-planned curriculum and teachers who work closely together in their year teams.
• Children who are well-behaved and enthusiastic about their learning.
• Good opportunities for continuing professional development.
If you would like to come and see our school in action, then please speak to the school office to arrange a suitable time.
Further details about the role
We reserve the right to interview any suitable applicants at the earliest opportunity.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.