Description Teaching Assistant (includes HLTA hours) Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery Contract type: Fixed term contract (maternity cover) Available hours: Variable hours contract with initial hours of 30 hpw term time only (this includes 4.5 hpw HLTA) Salary: TA Grade C £12.17 p/hour and HLTA Grade F4 - F6 £12.98 to £14.02 p/hour Start date: February 2025 (tbc) Closing date: 10th January 2025 Interview date: 17th 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 to start in February 2025. 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. This role will also include 2 afternoons of Higher Level Teaching Assistant cover per week. The role of HLTA is integral to the smooth operation of the school and the enhanced opportunities we give to our pupils. The role is primarily to oversee classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff or to provide time for school leaders to undertake their roles. This is a fixed term, variable hours contract to cover the maternity leave of the permanent post holder with initial hours of 30 hours per week, term time only. This includes 25.5 Teaching Assistant hours per week and 4.5 Higher Level Teaching Assistant hours per week. 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 We are a new school that opened in September 2022 and will, over the next few years, grow in size so that we have up to 236 children between the ages of 3 and 11 who all have a love of learning that has been ignited through ‘Learning Beyond the Classroom’. Through out partnership with other schools within our Kernow Learning family we are building a foundation for lighting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning where they can flourish, thrive and form friendships with nature inspired learning at the heart of all we do. At the very roots of our education is our partnership with the Eden Project where our Nursery children can enjoy exploring play-based opportunities and our outdoors environment. We know this approach leads to significant benefits for children’s health, happiness and wellbeing. Our School values flow through our everyday ways of being – inspiring, creative, active, nurturing, connected and curious and include children, families and our community. They are also reflective of our Trust’s Core Shared Values as well as our Trust Philosophy of ‘work hard, be honest & help others’. 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. Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery Cherry Zone Eden Project Carne Cross St Blazey Par PL24 2SX 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, TR7 2JU Contact detail: Kernow Learning Email: hrkernowlearning.co.uk Website: www.kernowlearning.co.uk/vacancies