Role: Year 6 Teaching Assistant Location: Peasedown St John Closing Date: 8th November 2024 Interview date: 15th November 2024 Hours: 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 4.5 hours per day, term time only. Salary: Grade 3, Scale Point 5 - 7, FTE £24,790 - £25,584 (Actual Salary £12,662 - £13,068) We are looking for an excellent Teaching Assistant to join our team here at Peasedown St John School. We are an inclusive school with high expectations for all our children to achieve excellence for themselves and others. We are looking for people who share our passion and dedication to help our children to aim high and to be the difference they wish to see in the world. This post is Monday to Friday, 4.5 hours a day, 22.5 hours a week, term-time only, providing additional, targeted support to 3 children in Year 6 who have EHCPs. Previous experience in Upper Key Stage 2 would be an advantage as well as the skills to work with the children as they navigate their way through their final year at primary school and make a successful transition to a secondary setting. Whilst this is a temporary post (until 31 August 2025) linked to EHCP funding, other more permanent opportunities regularly arise both at PSJ and across other MNSP schools. We are a large 2-form entry primary school set in the heart of Peasedown St John village near the City of Bath. Our values of Curiosity, Aspiration, Resilience and Empathy help children to thrive in their learning and as they develop as young people. Our vision to ‘Achieve Excellence for Ourselves and Others’ drives all that we do. We have a strong ethos of nurture, high expectations for all children and strong relationships. Our children are polite, keen to learn and love to be challenged. The school has seen rapid improvement since joining the MNSP Trust in 2019 and was inspected as a new school in September 2023 achieving Good in all areas. For more information, please contact our headteacher, Ruth Noall, via the school office by phone or email. Contact details are available on our website. Applications close at 9.00 am on 8 November. Interviews will be held on 15 November. There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel, dining, and entertainment.