Teaching Assistant
Heytesbury C of E Primary
Wiltshire
- £10.98 per hour
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2023
- Apply by:
- 15 March 2023
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team of staff and our wider Heytesbury CofE Primary School Community.
Heytesbury Primary School is a happy and caring school where the staff are dedicated to creating a stimulating place for children to thrive and learn. As part of the Acorn Education Trust, it provides exciting opportunities to improve local education. We are immensely proud of our school and the facilities we offer. As a teaching assistant, you must be willing and able to work across the age ranges in our school and be prepared to work flexibly to support children of all abilities, liaising with teachers and SENCO.
Working Hours: 20 hours per week (38 weeks per year - term time only)
We can offer you:
- a happy and exciting place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff
- an organised and supportive team of people
- opportunities to work collaboratively with other TAs, teachers and staff across the Trust
- opportunities for training
- commitment to your professional development
- a clearly established induction process
- term-time working
We would like to hear from you if you:
- are enthusiastic and self-motivated
- are able to work effectively within our hardworking, talented and friendly team on whole school issues
- enjoy working with children and can develop good working relationships with them
- understand and are sympathetic to the needs of young children
- have experience of supporting children’s learning
- have experience of or are willing to learn about the Key Stage 2 curriculum
- have a current First Aid or be prepared to undertake training
- have a relevant Level 3 qualification (desirable)
- are able to work as a HLTA for two hours per week
- are willing to provide staff cover as an HLTA
For further information, please contact the school office on 01985 840429 or admin@heytesbury.wilts.sch.uk.
To apply, please download an application form. Completed application forms need to be submitted to admin@heytesbury.wilts.sch.uk by the closing date.
Closing date: Wednesday 15th March 2023 at 12pm
Interview date: Monday 20th March 2023
As part of the Acorn Education Trust, Heytesbury Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure And Barring Service check and Health Screening before appointment is confirmed. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.
About Heytesbury C of E Primary
- Heytesbury C of E Primary
- Greenlands, Heytesbury, Warminster
- Wiltshire
- BA12 0EA
- United Kingdom
Gather - Learn - Grow - Flourish
Heytesbury Church of England Primary School is a small and friendly primary school, educating children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. Situated in the picturesque village of Heytesbury, we have built strong connections with the local community and the Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Our dedicated team are committed to providing the very best education for every child in our care. Our priority is creating an atmosphere that fosters learning and growth, allowing the children to learn, play and develop together in a safe environment. As a school we are committed to giving all children the best opportunities that we can, in respect to learning and faith, in order to support the development of the whole child. We offer a variety of enrichment programmes to enhance the children’s learning and skills, ensuring greater depth of understanding.
In 2017, we joined Acorn Education Trust, which has provided exciting opportunities to improve local education and draw on collective experience. We work closely with other schools within the Trust and the central team to help us continue to grow from strength to strength.
Our school has a wide range of wonderful facilities, including:
- Large outdoor grounds and playing field;
- A well-resourced library;
- Forest school provision for all years;
- Swimming provision for all years;
- Well-resourced computing facilities;
- A wide range of play equipment including a ping-pong table, trim trail and park facilities;
- Strong links with the church and local community;
- An on-site feeder nursey;
- High quality music teaching including optional peripatetic piano tuition;
- Well-resourced sports provisions with sessions run by a specialist PE sports coach.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school and showing you what makes Heytesbury CofE such a wonderful school.
Laura Williamson
Headteacher
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