Teaching Assistant
Required from November 2020 (earlier start is possible)
Teaching Assistant
(Temporary posts, 2 x 1 year contract, 1 x Maternity cover)
32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks p.a.
Scale 6, £21,947 - £22,744 p.a.
Wormholt Park is a successful and popular two-form entry school with a nursery. Our school population represents a diverse community culturally and linguistically. We are looking for people with experience of working with children or who are thinking of a career in teaching and wish to develop their skills and experience. The job will involve working in classrooms alongside teachers, supporting pupils: the successful candidates will be expected to work with groups of children or individuals as required, some of whom may have special educational needs. They will be allocated to a class within Early Years, KS1 or KS2 according to the needs of the pupils and the strengths of the applicant. Applicants will also be expected to do morning and lunchtime playground duties, which involve the supervision and organization of activities for children. Training will be provided as necessary.
You will need to be:
- An excellent communicator with high standards of literacy and numeracy
- Able to use your own initiative
- Positive, punctual, reliable and flexible
- Prepared to plan and work independently
- Someone who enjoys helping children reach their full potential
- Someone who has a sense of humour and fun!
We encourage visits from prospective candidates so that you can see us in action. Please contact Lisa McNiffe on 020 8743 5073 to arrange a visit or if you have specific questions about the post. Applications are completed through the Jobs Go Public Portal.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and appointment will be subject to references and enhanced clearance by the Disclosure & Barring Service. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability or sexuality. Wormholt Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Closing date for applications: Monday 5th October 2020, noon
Interviews: Friday 9th October 2020