Teaching Assistant - Reception - Maternity Cover

We are seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to offer support to our children across the school. This role will be based in Reception for the maternity cover period. The successful candidate will need to have current classroom experience, preferably across all the primary key stages. The candidate should be able to work on their own initiative and as part of the wider, guided team in helping to support our pupils with interventions, pupil’s core lessons and a whole class as and when necessary. It is an advantage to have experience of covering teacher lessons and a willingness to participate in everything!

Job Title: Teaching Assistant (Full-Time Maternity Cover) Term Time Only

Reporting to: Head, Deputy Head, Head of Learning Strategies and Form Tutor/Teaching Staff

Hours, Salary & Benefits:

Hours: Full time, maternity cover, term time only. Including insets and events outside of the school day/week. 8:20am - 4pm with one late night to 5:30pm, Mon - Fri.

Salary: £19,174.00

Benefits:

• Defined contribution pension scheme of 16.48%
• EV scheme with Octopus
• Cycle to work scheme
• Means tested staff discount
• Complementary lunches
• Access to the group's counselling scheme
• Access to fully funded apprenticeships, up to L7

Person Specification:

Education and Qualifications

Essential:

• Current or recent experience in a classroom/nursery
• Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• IT literate

Desirable:

• A recognised qualification for a Teaching Assistant at Level 3 (or above)
• Paediatric First Aid qualification
• Experience across EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Please see the full details of the role in the attached candidate pack.