Teaching Assistant
Ref: SCH-SM'sPS-0088 19 day(s) remainingAdditional Information
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO - Term time only Hours per Week: 40.00 Weeks per Year: 34.000 Pay Grade: Teaching Assistant & Gap Student | Non NVQ post April 2004 - NVQ3 Pro rata salary: 18,602.35 - 20,482.02The Role
Teaching Assistant
40 hours per week working 8.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday
St Michael's Term-time plus INSET days (total 34 weeks pa)
- Are you passionate about helping young people fulfil their potential?
- Do you have experience working with children in Early Years or Key Stage 1?
- Do you have the ability to inspire children and encourage them to have self-belief?
- Would you like to be given the opportunity to lead group sessions and to support children in their learning?
- Are you looking for a varied role which enables you to support a variety of children across a variety of subjects?
Then look no further. Come and join the team at St Michael’s Prep as a Teaching Assistant.
You will work closely with the class teachers to support children both in the classroom setting, in small groups and on a one-to-one basis. You will be expected to plan, organise, support, extend and enrich the lives of children. You will have bags of initiative and will be a reliable team player.
This is a great opportunity to join our amazing Pre-Prep team in a wonderful setting which cares and nurtures the children. We are always looking to develop the ways we work and strive to offer a broad range of activities to support the children's learning. No two days are the same.
If you have the skills and qualities we're looking for, we would love to hear from you.
Please note applicants without relevant Teaching Assistant qualifications, NVQ3 or equivalent experience are welcome to apply, however the salary would be £24,514 FTE.
Informal visits welcome; please contact the HR department for further details.
St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service and online digital presence checks if invited to interview.
Benefits
| Other | |
|---|---|
| Meals | Free meals provided during term time and on INSET days |
| Parking | Free onsite staff parking |
| Pension | Support staff pension scheme with employer contribution (subject to qualifying criteria) |
| Sick pay scheme | Staff sick pay scheme |
Qualifications
| Qualification Title | Grade | |
|---|---|---|
| First Aid Certificate |
Desirable
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Skills
| Abilities, Skills and Knowledge | |
|---|---|
| Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high standards of grammar |
Essential
|
| Experience/Knowledge | |
| Understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) and safeguarding in schools |
Desirable
|
| Personal Attributes | |
| Sympathetic with the Christian ethos and values of the school |
Desirable
|
| Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive and confidential information. |
Essential
|
| Self-motivated and able to use initiative to forward plan to meet deadlines, with a flexible approach to accommodate changing priorities. |
Desirable
|
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Safeguarding Information
St Michael's Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service and online digital presence checks if invited to interview.
Please ensure that all mandatory fields are completed otherwise you will not be able to progress with your application, and any changes may be lost.
St Michael's Prep School
Otford Court
Row Dow
Otford
Kent
TN14 5RY
Carol Hughes
recruitment@stmichaels.ke...