Teaching Assistant – Puddletown First School
Job Description
About the role
Puddletown First School is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join the School on a fixed term basis until July 2025 with the potential to extend.
Hours: We can offer this as a part time post, 15 hours per week). Working pattern and hours can be discussed further at interview.
We are looking for someone who is :
●Positive, Enthusiastic, passionate and committed to the best outcomes for our children.
●Mostly based in KS1 class but willing to support other classes and SEND pupils as required.
●Willing to immerse themselves in our school life and support all children with their learning journey.
What we can offer:
• The chance to work with a strong, supportive and developing team in a fantastic environment.
• Flexibility on working hours.
• Training & learning and development opportunities.
• Excellent benefits including the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Access to national and local discount schemes.
• A talking therapies service with specialised advice and guidance to support your well-being.
• A lovely working environment in a thriving happy school.
Be part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust
Experience with children is essential and training and support will be provided for the right candidate.
If you have any questions about the role please email the office: [email protected].
Further Information
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share.
The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.