The Role:
We are looking to appoint a qualified, vibrant and energetic Pre-School Teaching Assistant to join the team at our Prep School. This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified candidate to support learning for pupils aged 3 to 5 years old and to assist where required across the Prep School. The role includes supporting learning and play in the classroom, assisting at Forest School, helping with activities and supporting a very high quality education for our pupils.
The school is looking for candidates with good or developing experience and understanding of working with young children. NVQ Level 3 would be desirable but is not essential, however the successful candidate will be conscientious, considerate and attentive to the needs of our students, have an imaginative nature and a good sense of humour.
Hours and Salary:
This is a fixed term position until the end of the Summer Term 2024.
The hours for this role are 37.5 hours per week, full time during term time with all INSET days (35 weeks per year), working 8.00am until 4.00pm Monday to Friday with a 30 min unpaid lunch break.
You will receive a pro-rata salary of between £17,784 to £18,781 per annum (NJC pay scale point 8 to 11, FTE £22,777 to £24,054 per annum), depending on skills, experience and qualifications. This will include a holiday allowance based on 25 days per year plus 8 bank holidays pro-rata. Staff benefits include free lunches during term time, free on-site parking and use of the school’s sports facilities.
About the School:
Collegiate School occupies a glorious thirty-acre campus and has all of its facilities on-site. We are easily accessible from the motorway network, with approximately 800 students aged from 3 to 18. Collegiate staff enjoy small class sizes and the opportunity to deliver a broad and rich curriculum. Collegiate Prep School, specialising in the care of our younger students, enjoys its own dedicated campus a short walk from the Senior School.
We are proud of our high academic standards and our innovative approach to the development of teaching and learning across the school. We value the range of opportunities we provide for our pupils outside the classroom. In our recent ISI report the school was judged excellent in all areas; raw examination results are consistently good, value-add scores are high and we have waiting lists in most year groups.
Important Dates:
If you thrive supporting children and feel you could bring energy and enthusiasm to this role, please download an application form.
Closing date for applications: Monday 9th October 2023.
Interviews are anticipated to take place soon after.
Collegiate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
- To promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible or come into contact with;
- To be supportive of and committed to the School’s policies on Child Protection;
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.