Teaching Assistant

Job Ref: R267 Please quote on all correspondence

Start: ASAP

Salary: Grade 3, SCP 5-6

£21,575 - £21,968 FTE

(£11,368.50 - £11,575.58 actual salary)

Location: Wansdyke Primary School, Whitchurch (near Bristol/Bath)

Contract: Part time, 23 hours per week, Term time only plus 2 INSET days (Factor 44.2)

Term: Fixed term until 31/08/2024

We are looking to appoint a confident Teaching Assistant who is capable of delivering intervention and support to children across the Primary age range and in year 5 and 6 in particular. The person we are looking for will have good subject knowledge and be confident in explaining KS2 SATs questions as well as being able to support children in EYFS. You would be joining a committed team of Teaching Assistants who enjoy sharing learning experiences with children and have lots of fun, whilst always putting the children first. All of the staff at Wansdyke like to work with every child as ‘an individual’ and take a pride in recognising each child’s personality and ways to best help their learning.

Our school/trust can provide:

• Well-behaved children who are ready to learn
• Highly committed and enthusiastic staff
• An orderly and pleasant working environment
• A commitment to staff well-being
• Coaching and mentoring within school to develop practice
• A very supportive trust with CPD and networking opportunities
• A very supportive local governing body

In return we offer:

• A competitive salary
• A full and varied CPD programme offering teaching and leadership development for our staff
• An opportunity to work in a supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow
• Wider opportunities to be involved across the Futura Learning Partnership
• An energised and professional working environment
• Benefits include; pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 3-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

The closing date for applications is: 23:59 on 8th October 2023

Interviews are likely to be held soon thereafter

No CVs or agencies please

To apply:

Download the JD/PS, Recruitment Pack

Click on the ‘apply’ button within the vacancy advertised on the Futura Learning Jobsite

Complete and submit your online application before the closing date.

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the school be able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.