Job Introduction
Year R Teaching Assistant
Permanent
Salary – Grade C, £24,405- £25,430
27.5 hours, Monday to Friday - 9.00am until 3:00pm (30 minutes for lunch)
40 weeks a year (3.30pm some Wednesdays)
(including one week during school holidays)
(pro rata £15,913 to £16,582 depending on experience)
We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team. You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard working individual. You will work alongside the class teacher in one of our Year R or Key Stage One classes. You will be required to support individuals, work with small groups, and to teach the class on occasions.
Our children are lovely, friendly, keen to learn, caring and well behaved. Experience of working with children who have specific learning needs would be desirable, although not essential.
The successful candidate will:
· have experience of working with children within the Early Years or Key Stage One and be committed to supporting all children’s learning.
· be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative.
· be committed to working as part of a team in order to plan and deliver a broad curriculum.
· be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good
interpersonal skills.
· be caring, understanding and patient.
· have NVQ2/3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools.
· have good IT skills.
· have good behaviour management skills.
· be willing, at times, to go above and beyond to ensure our children receive the very best!
We actively encourage visits to the school from interested applicants and one can be made by contacting the School Office. For more information and an application pack, please contact Ian Peach, on 023 8069 2207 or email i.peach@fairoak-inf.hants.sch.uk
Fair Oak Infant School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks, along with other relevant employment checks.
Closing Date: Monday 2nd December 2024 (noon)
Start date: Monday 6th January 2025
