Early Years Teaching Assistant and Mid-day Supervisor

30 hours per week (8.30am – 3.15pm, with ½ hour lunch duty as mid-day supervisor Monday – Friday) Required as soon as possible Term Time only (38 weeks per year)

We invite applications from teaching assistants keen to work as part of our Early Years team.  Early Years experience essential.  

This post includes lunch-time supervision of children in all classes.  The successful candidate will be fully supportive of our Catholic ethos, and will demonstrate flexibility working with children of different age groups.

We can offer you: 

• A nurturing learning environment where all children are respected and valued 

• Caring, well behaved children with huge enthusiasm for  learning 

• An opportunity to work as part of an effective, happy and supportive team 

• A commitment to staff training and development

You will need to be: 

• Experienced in proactively assisting children’s learning.   

• An effective communicator with excellent literacy and numeracy skills 

• Enthusiastic about supporting children’s well-being and their learning 

• Able to work flexibly and effectively on your own and as part of a team 

• Positive in attitude, with a sense of humour 

• Willing to learn new skills

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below. Alternatively an application pack can be found on the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/ Applications must be submitted on the CES form.

Completed application returned to the school either by email to Sarah Biddell at sarah.biddell@holyghost.wandsworth.sch.uk or by post.

Closing date:  24 November 2017 (at noon)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School Nightingale Square, London SW12 8QJ Tel: 020 8673 3080 Website: www.holyghost.wandsworth.sch.uk/ Headteacher: Susan Lawless