Teaching Assistant - Exeter, United Kingdom - Clyst St Mary Primary School

Description

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Our Vision Statement:
Nurture and Grow Together through integrity, kindness and compassion._

Stoke Canon is a beautiful, small, village primary school, situated less than 5 miles from Exeter, with enthusiastic and friendly staff.

We are part of the Three Rivers Federation and we are looking for a Teaching Assistant to work in two mixed aged classes.

The role will be working predominantly with Key Stage 2 initially but will also involve supporting phonics groups at Key Stage 1.

You should be flexible and prepared to involve yourself in all aspects of a small, friendly, rural school, including children with SEND.

You should have a passion for working with children, be enthusiastic, kind and resilient, have excellent communication skills, be able to think creatively and demonstrate a positive, calm and encouraging attitude.

You should have a good standard of education with good numeracy and literacy skills.

Due to the needs of the children, you will be supporting, this role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Your primary role will be to support children (working 1 to 1 and with small groups) under the guidance of the class teacher.

Experience of working with children through maths and English interventions, knowledge of supporting pupils with phonics and/or speech and language is highly desirable, along with the ability to work flexibly using your own initiative, are highly desirable attributes.

However, this is not essential as we can provide full training and support to the right person.

You will also be involved in supporting children at break and lunch times in setting up our play provision or helping with the dining arrangements in the school hall.

The position is to start in September 2023.

Interested applicants are welcome to arrange an informal visit to the school or to ring for more information.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role requires a DBS disclosure.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
Safeguarding is of the highest priority and all employees must undertake an enhanced DBS check.

All employees handling personal data, must do so responsibly, securely and in line with the school's Data Protection Policy, guidance and training.

Interview Date: 26th June 2023


Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months


Salary:
£11.18-£11.59 per hour


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Exeter: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 21/06/2023


Reference ID:
TASCJUNE23

Expected start date: 01/09/2023