Senior Teaching Assistant

Permanent Contract - Job share may be considered

Grade 13, Spinal Point 7-11 (£10.60 - £11.47 per hour)

Term Time - 39 working weeks

To start September 2022

Up to 5 days per week (33.65 hrs) Monday to Friday from 8.40am – 3.30pm and to include 2 afternoons finishing at 4.30pm on Monday and Tuesday or Thursday

Gross minimum starting salary of approximately £1,355 per month for staff with less than 5 years continuous service and approximately £1,373 for staff with over 5 years continuous service, pro-rata for part-time staff

Due to school expansion we require a team of enthusiastic Grade 13 Senior Teaching Assistants to support our wonderful teachers. The post holders will join a highly supportive community with a drive for ensuring a good life for all pupils now and in the future through personalised learning experiences. Becoming part of our community will mean embracing our ethos of valuing everyone’s contributions and working collaboratively with all parties to ensure the very best provision for pupils. In addition, we offer a robust Continuing Professional Development programme throughout the year to promote excellent practice.

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake a Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification which will be provided by Best Practice, who are DfE approved.  The timescale for completion of this qualification will be determined by the school.

Our school is committed to ensuring a ‘Safe Recruitment’ process including a Criminal background check.

Job Description and Application Forms are available from the school website: www.fivewaysschool.co.uk 

Please state the number and preference of which days, you are applying to work

Deadline for receipt of applications: Tuesday, 28th June 2022

Date for Interview: Monday, 11th July 2022

Fiveways School, Victoria Road

Yeovil, Somerset BA21 5AZ

Tel: 01935 476227