Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant (Key Stage 1)   

Employer: Langley Park Primary School (Langley Park Academies) 

Salary: NJC Scale 3 (£15,332 actual salary) 

Location: Beckenham, Kent 

Job Type: 32.5 hours per week 39 weeks per year - Permanent 

Job Starts: September 2018   

Description: Langley Park Primary School (LPPS) opened in September 2016 in a temporary site at the Hawes Down Centre in West Wickham with two Reception classes. This is a brand new school, which is a part of the Langley Park Academies multi-academy trust. The permanent site for LPPS is close to the two Langley secondary schools and opens in September 2018. The school will be a two form entry school for children aged 4–11 years old. It will be a local school for local families in an area where primary schools are heavily oversubscribed and parents need more choice.   

We are looking to appoint a teaching assistant in Key Stage 1, who is enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational; a teaching assistant who has the desire and passion to make a real difference to the lives and life-chances of our children.   

The ideal candidate will:  

• Show initiative, provide intervention, promote independent learning and work successfully as part of a team;  

• Have knowledge of the EYFS/ KS1 curriculum  

• Have high expectations of all children for learning and behaviour. 

 • Be able to manage time effectively and balance different priorities.   

We can offer:  

• Excellent facilities within a modern building.  

• The opportunity to join a new school and be a founding member of our team.  

• A commitment to a wide range of professional development  

• A supportive community of colleagues within the multi-academy trust  

• The opportunity to join a new school and be a founding member of our team. 

• A supportive community of colleagues within the multi-academy trust  If you are an excellent teaching assistant who has a passion for learning then please contact Ms Hayley Starr, Interim Head of School, on 020 8639 5300, or email office@langley-primary.org to discuss or to arrange an informal visit. 

A copy of the Job Description, Person Specification and Application form can be downloaded from the school website at www.langleyparkprimary.org.uk .    

Langley Park Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

Closing date for applications: Thursday 22nd June 2018 Interviews and assessments: Week commencing 25th June 2018  Candidates who have not been contacted by this date should assume their application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.