Teaching Assistant

Days Lane Primary School

“Believe, Achieve, Succeed Together”

Teaching Assistant        

Required as soon as possible 

Grade: BEX04 25 hours /Term time only

Days Lane Primary School is a popular over-subscribed standalone academy with an inclusive, caring and stimulating learning environment. We offer high standards in education and have wonderful children, dedicated staff and strong partnerships with parents/carers. We believe in developing pupils with the skills to be great learners through a broad, balanced and creative curriculum. 

We are looking to appoint an experienced teaching assistant for 25 hours per week to support as a general teaching assistant in class. The job role will also include being responsible for the safety and welfare of children during the lunch hour and to deliver whole class teaching during the teachers’ planning time (PPA) in EYFS/KS1, and when required across the school. The successful candidate will demonstrate a professional attitude, a real desire to put children’s needs first and the ability to work well in a team. The working pattern will be 5 days per week, starting at 8:15am and finishing at 1:15pm. 

We can offer you: 

• A vibrant school with high standards and expectations 

• A happy caring school where you will be supported and valued

• Excellent professional development opportunities

• Children who are happy, responsive and eager to learn

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. The school is also committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery. 

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.  The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and highly recommended. Further details and an application pack is available online. Please ensure all applications are typed and sent to the email address below. 

Please note that appointments may be made before the deadline of this advertisement should a suitable candidate be found.

Please send completed applications to recruitment@dayslaneprimary.co.uk attention of 

Mrs. G Kenward by Friday 27th March 2020