TA 1 - Reading Assistant

Do you really want to make a difference to children's reading skills?

Green End Primary school wishes to appoint a highly motivated, Level 1, Grade 2 Teaching Assistant to a really rewarding position, to support reading on a one to one basis.

The successful candidate will be joining a team of Reading Teaching Assistants and will have experience of working with children to support their learning. Candidates will need excellent literacy skills and an assessment of these will form part of the recruitment process.

The successful candidate will have recent and relevant experience of working with children, supporting learning, in a school setting. They will also be highly motivated, dynamic, have strong teamwork skills and a 'can do' approach to their work. They will be a strong communicator who is a nurturing, patient and positive individual and will be strong at building relationships with pupils, staff and parents.

Term Time only - 16 hours a week, Monday to Friday 9.30am start.£15,639, pro rata, equates to apx £6,128 per annum.

First stage assessment date: 13 March

Second stage assessment/interview date: 15 March

Green End Primary is the number 1 ranked school in Manchester, and is part of the Kingsway Community Trust a Multi Academy Trust, which is also made up of Ladybarn Primary School Cringle Brook Primary School. This provides the staff and children of both schools with enhanced development and networking opportunities.

The Trust is led and managed by one Executive Headteacher, who is a National Leader of Education and one Governing Body, whose Chair is a National Leader of Governance. In each school there is a full time Head of School who lead and manage alongside the Executive Headteacher.

Kingsway Community Trust can offer you:-

• A thriving learning community with a positive ethos and innovative approaches
• A supportive and empowering environment, supported by a National Leader of Education
• The support of a well-established, highly successful and forward thinking Trust
• A culturally rich and diverse urban community