Teaching Assistant - Junior School
Fulneck School
Leeds
- £6,408.30 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn Term 2023
- Apply by:
- 15 May 2023
Job overview
Accountable to: Head of Junior School
Salary: £6,408.30
Hours: Thursday and Friday - 7.30am – 3.30pm. Term time only. (15 hours per week)
Job Start: September 2023
A fantastic opportunity has become available for a teaching assistant to join our enthusiastic Junior School team. This post involves supporting our class teachers to provide an excellent education to our pupils and supervising our breakfast club provision between 7.30am and 8.30am.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a primary school setting and of working with children with additional needs. Teamwork and excellent communication skills are essential to this role.
Fulneck School is a non-selective independent school for pupils aged 3 to 18 years old. We are nestled in the Moravian settlement of Fulneck, in a valley on the outskirts of the historic market town of Pudsey. There has been a school on the site since 1753, this year we celebrate our 270th year.
Our aim is to deliver an excellent education to all of our pupils, working towards our school values that all of our pupils will work hard, be kind and go well into their adult lives.
Our school benefits from our extensive grounds and facilities, including two full size football pitches, a cricket pavilion, sports hall, and wooded areas.
Our most recent ISI report stated that:
"Overall, pupils at Fulneck School develop into confident, capable, mature and caring young people..."
We are looking for an excellent candidate who:
· Has a passion for children’s learning and commitment to the safeguarding of all students
· Has experience of working with children
· Is highly organised
· Believes in inclusion and building resilient, independent learners
· Has high expectations of achievement and behaviour
· Has excellent interpersonal skills and is flexible and adaptable
· Is able to build a trusting relationship with students
· Is able to use initiative
· Minimum of English and Maths GCSE C (or equivalent)
For an informal discussion regarding the role please email our Head of Junior School, Krystyana Marlowe: KM@fulneckschool.co.uk
Please send your completed application form to hl@fulneckschool.co.uk
Closing date for applications is Monday 15th May at 9am
Fulneck School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including an enhanced DBS disclosure
Fulneck School are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies
Attached documents
About Fulneck School
Fulneck School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3-18. We are situated in a traditional English village just 5 miles from Leeds city centre. With easy access by air, rail and road, yet set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, Fulneck School is an ideal choice for parents looking for a day or boarding school for their children.
We pride ourselves on setting high expectations for every individual, instilling good manners and fostering an ethic of hard work. Our community is enriched by the cultural diversity of our pupil body, with day pupils coming to us from across Yorkshire and boarders from all over the world. Pupils experience outstanding opportunities inside and outside the classroom, learning how to work in a team and how to provide the leadership that our society needs.
We are a small school and therefore offer a more personalised education than many other schools. This website can only give a flavour of what Fulneck School has to offer. Please do come and visit – you will always be made welcome at Fulneck School.
Devin Cassidy
Principal
Values and vision
Fulneck School wants to offer students a happy, supportive and nurturing learning environment for them to grow and learn in. It hopes to challenge and encourage pupils to reach their full potential in all areas of the curriculum, celebrating their achievements and success. A good relationship with parents is important to Fulneck School, and it works to maintain effective communication with them on a regular basis. The school teaches students to respect each other and themselves, while promoting its Christian values of care, compassion, humanity, honesty and integrity. Boarders are offered a happy and homely environment where they can excel in a caring, family-like atmosphere. The school offers a wide range of educational trips around Leeds and further afield. It encourages students to discover new hobbies and interests and nurture their talents with a broad range of extra-curricular clubs, including The Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Independent School Inspectorate
“Pupils are confident in their knowledge, understanding and skills. In both the junior and the senior school, written work is extremely well presented and pupils produce some extended writing of good quality. Pupils are articulate and communicate their ideas effectively”.
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