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Teaching Assistant (Part Time Maternity Cover)

Teaching Assistant (Part Time Maternity Cover)

Caterham Prep School

Surrey

Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Part Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
1 January 2020
Apply by:
17 October 2019

Job overview

Caterham is one of the UK’s leading co-educational schools. We are a highly successful, ambitious and caring school that is committed to providing an inspiring education that prepares pupils for life.

We are well placed for access to town and country: the beautiful two hundred acre site is five minutes’ drive from Junction 6 of the M25, twenty minutes’ drive from Gatwick and a short walk from the local station, with several trains an hour into London.

Learning at Caterham School is an exciting adventure, full of opportunities for personal development, achievement and enjoyment. We believe that all of our pupils can be successful in an environment which is caring, optimistic and encouraging.  Our results are testament to the uniquely supportive environment that is Caterham’s hallmark.

The School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, well-qualified Teaching Assistant to join our dynamic and friendly Pre-Prep School from January 2020 or sooner by agreement. The successful applicant will be an excellent communicator and will hold an NVQ Level 3 qualification. The working hours are 7.15am-12.45pm Monday to Friday for 34 weeks of term time, plus an additional 5 days to be worked during the school holidays.

Caterham provides a competitive remuneration and benefits package which includes:

A pension scheme with an employer’s contribution of up to 10%

Free meals whilst on duty

Fitness suite and swimming pool

On-site parking

A comprehensive induction and opportunities  for personal development


The closing date for applications is 9am, Friday 11 October 2019 although early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).


 

About Caterham Prep School

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+44 1883 342097

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Caterham Prep is a vibrant and thriving part of the Caterham family, providing an outstanding education that enables every pupil to achieve his or her maximum potential intellectually, physically and creatively in an ambitious but nurturing environment.  The Caterham School community shares a 200 acre campus in the beautiful Harestone Valley and educates pupils from age 3 to 18.  The Prep School is nestled at the far end of the campus, surrounded by its own woodland.

Learning how to learn is a key part of a Caterham education, from the Early Years at the Prep School to the Sixth Form at the Senior School and is, in our view, an essential skill for modern life.  We believe that a truly excellent school is about more than academic achievement alone:  it is also about developing a passion for learning, a capacity for problem-solving, independent and critical thinking, self-awareness and resilience, self-confidence without arrogance and genuine interests that extend beyond the confines of the classroom.

We believe in providing an ‘Education for Life’ for all Caterhamians and our innovative curriculum blends the best of tradition with exciting opportunities such as Performing Arts, Mandarin, Digital Innovation, 21st Century Skills and Global Citizenship.  Our unique Outdoor Learning programme, developed in and taking advantage of our own responsibly managed forest, runs alongside all of this, together with an award-winning Wellbeing programme that runs through the heart of everything we do.

All classrooms are equipped with computers, interactive board and Apple TV, allowing teachers and pupils to collaborate and share screens using the school’s iPads, which are also used for learning across the site, into the school’s grounds and at home.  For more advanced computer use in our Digital Innovation programme, the school also has a full ICT suite, equipped with desktop PCs and a 3D printer, as well as a separate Music Lab with its own dedicated computers and electric keyboards.  Technology spills out of the classroom and into our outdoor learning and co-curricular offering, built on our belief that technology can be used to support and enhance learning wherever it takes place.

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Applications closed