Teaching Assistant

TEACHING ASSISTANT VACANCY

Salary                                Grade C, Point 2 £18,516 FTE (Actual Salary £12,510)

Hours:                               Monday to Friday, 8.45am – 3.15pm, 30min lunch, 38 weeks a year

Closing Date:                    Friday 8^th July 2022

Interview Date:                 Thursday 14^th July 2022

Start Date:                         1^st September 2022

Contract:                           Fixed term until 31^st August 2023

A rare opportunity has arisen to join our Outstanding School!

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our remarkable team. The role will focus on supporting our children with their reading, a principal area of our children’s learning and development at Preston Hedge’s. The successful candidate will be dedicated to promoting excellent educational opportunities as well as encouraging children to build upon and develop their own abilities further.

The successful applicant should be:

• Enthusiastic about Primary education
• Passionate about developing the whole child
• Flexible, motivated and energetic
• Keen to work as part of a team
• Eager to participate in professional development opportunities and keen to learn
• Dedicated to meeting the personal needs of a child
• Committed to upholding all safeguarding policies
• Willing to train in first aid

We can offer:

• A friendly, positive and dynamic staff team
• Professional development opportunities and regular training from our senior leaders
• Positive and hardworking children
• A school with a passion for delivering the highest educational standard
• An exciting, engaging curriculum enjoyed by both the children and adults who deliver it

Preston Hedge’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. All appointments are subject to successful Disclosure & Barring clearance and any other necessary safeguarding checks, satisfactory references and medical clearance.  Please be advised that we will take up references prior to interview and that one referee must be your last employer. The school provides equal opportunities to all.

To apply, please download our application pack from the “Recruitment” section of the school website (www.prestonhedges.northants.sch.uk).  Please return your forms to the school address for the attention of Mrs Claire Clayson, or Email: claire.clayson@prestonhedges.org