Teacher Assistant (Primary 5) with Bus Club
ESMS - The Junior School
Edinburgh, City of
- £15,609 - £16,250 pro rata
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible (subject to satisfactory pre employment checks)
- Apply by:
- 4 October 2022
Job overview
We are recruiting for a permanent Teacher Assistant (Primary 5) and Bus Club Assistant in the ESMS Junior School at Queensferry Road to start as soon as possible (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). Teacher Assistants support the teaching staff within the classroom and with administration, supervise children in the playground, on coaches travelling between Stewart's Melville College and The Mary Erskine School, and on school trips. Teacher Assistants at Queensferry Road may be requested to move across year groups (P4-7).
This is a permanent, full time position for 37.5 hours per week. The hours of work will be Monday to Friday during school term time only: 8.30am – 3.30pm as a Teacher Assistant and 3.30pm – 4.30pm as a Bus Club Assistant. The postholder will be entitled to a 30 minutes unpaid lunch break each day.
This permanent position is available immediately (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The starting salary range is £15,609 - £16,250 (pro rata) per annum, which is B6 to B8 of the ESMS Support Staff Salary Scales, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.
The closing date for applications is 12pm on Tuesday 4 October 2022. We anticipate interviews will be held on Monday 10 October 2022.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applicants must complete the Support Staff application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to be considered for this position. Please note CVs and cover letters will not be accepted. Please submit both forms to recruitment@esms.org.uk before the closing date.
Any enquiries about this position should be directed to Laura McMurray, HR Assistant, at recruitment@esms.org.uk or by phone on 0131 347 5870.
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About ESMS - The Junior School
- ESMS - The Junior School
- Queensferry Road, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH4 3EZ
- United Kingdom
The ESMS Junior School is a large, independent, co-educational, non-denominational day school of approximately 1250 children aged 3-12, who become members of either The Mary Erskine School or Stewart's Melville College when they finish Primary 7. It is situated in central Edinburgh. Admission is through assessment.
The Junior School has excellent facilities of its own as well as sharing those of the two senior schools. The ethos of the school is that each child’s individuality is nurtured within a structured and disciplined framework. We firmly believe that happy children will achieve more academically and in extra-curricular activities. The atmosphere is therefore a caring one with great emphasis on encouraging children to take part in the many opportunities open to them. Children are encouraged to take responsibility whilst being challenged both academically and in general as young people. They learn to make choices and develop confidence in a supportive and positive environment in which our nine values, common across all three schools, are central to everything we do.
Specialist teaching is available in Music, Drama, Dance, PE, Games, French, Art and ICT.
A wrap-around care service is also provided before and after school.
The Nursery and Primary 1-3 classrooms in the Junior School are situated within the grounds of The Mary Erskine School and Primary 4-7 children are based within the grounds of Stewart’s Melville College.
ESMS offers excellent facilities, such as a state-of-the-art performing arts centre, large swimming pool, tennis courts, rugby and hockey pitches and floodlit astroturf pitches.
Headteacher
Mike Kane
Principal
Mr Anthony Simpson
Values and vision
The ESMS Junior School has nine core values that are recognised by all members of the school community: kindness, respect, commitment, enthusiasm, responsibility, grace, appreciation, confidence and integrity.
We do not follow the Curriculum for Excellence. We believe that what we offer reflects the values which are an essential element within the CfE but we also believe in the importance of a structured and more formal approach to the development of our children’s skills and confidence in all curricular areas, in particular Language and Mathematics. Regular and relevant assessments are integral to our approach, as is our commitment to ensuring that children and their parents are kept informed of their progress.
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