BISHOP CHILDS CHURCH IN WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL
Willowbrook Drive
St Mellons
Cardiff
CF3 0AY Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Price
Age Range 4-11 NOR 210
Post Title: Teaching Assistant
Post Ref: ED50011088
Contract: Temporary (until 31/08/2025)
Salary: Grade 4 SCP 6-11 (£25,183- £27,269) Pro Rata
Hours: 34hrs per week, 39 weeks per year (term time only)
Required as soon as possible
Temporary post until 31st August 2025 initially, due to grant funding
The Governing Body of Bishop Childs Church in Wales Primary School is seeking to appoint a kind and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support pupils’ learning across the school.
Bishop Childs is a safe and caring Christian school where everyone is inspired and supported to achieve their full potential.
The successful candidate will embrace the school’s four core values of respect, aspiration, teamwork and equity by::
● working hard to get to know children and to understand them,
● working effectively as part of a team that includes staff and pupils,
● having high aspirations for themselves, the school and the pupils they work with, and
● devising creative ways of supporting pupils in a way that effectively meets their individual needs
No faith reference is required for this post.
Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014, all School Learning Support Workers must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
Please download or print off the application form by selecting the “Apply Now” button.
Application forms should be completed in full and returned to the school by email for the attention of The Headteacher, before the closing date.
Candidates are advised to write their application form by referring to each point in the attached personal specification. Please provide examples from your own experience. Completed application forms should be returned direct to the headteacher of the school:
Mrs Nicola Price
Bishop Childs C/W Primary School,
Willowbrook Drive,
St Mellons,
Cardiff
CF3 0AY. Application closing date: Friday 14th February 2025 at 12 noon
Interviews: Friday 21st February 2025
Start date: As soon as possible
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:
• aged under 25;
• not in employment, education or training;
• from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;
• ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.