Teaching Assistant

1 day a week - Teaching Assistant Fixed term

5 hours 55 minutes per week, term time only

The successful candidate will be hard working and committed, and will be able to inspire, motivate and encourage children at all levels. We are looking for a team player who can support both the children in their care and the teachers with whom they will be working both in the classroom and at play.

You would be joining our high performing, warm and caring team at Great Hollands Primary School during an exciting time of progress as a proud member of the Maiden Erlegh Trust. The school has undergone a fantastic refurbishment programme in the last couple of years and as a result has amazing facilities to offer, including our wonderful café style staff room and modern and well-resourced learning spaces.  Working within Maiden Erlegh Trust, employees are able to access quality CPD from the Maiden Erlegh Institute as well as being able to access employee benefits from Perkbox.

If you are ready to join our passionate team of colleagues who love working here and would like to be part of our school family then we look forward to hearing from you!

We are looking for someone who is:

• Able to demonstrate suitable experience and/or qualifications for working in a school
• Highly motivated in supporting children to make excellent progress
• Able to respond appropriately to the wide-ranging needs of the pupils
• You will be able to adapt the learning according to the children’s needs
• Able to deal with pupil behaviour in an effective and supportive way
• A caring and patient individual
• Flexible and able to work on their own initiative

We are looking for someone who has: 

• An understanding of how to support children’s learning
• Good organisational skills, as well as flexibility
• A good standard of literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• A desire to work as part of a forward looking and knowledgeable teaching team
• The ability to develop positive and caring relationships with children
• The ability to support children with specific learning and behavioural difficulties

If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting future for our pupils, then you are encouraged to explore further by contacting recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org for a more detailed discussion, if required. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference requests.

Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible as we reserve the right to close the advert and interview at any time. 

To learn more about our school, please visit www.greathollandsprimary.co.uk

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.