Teaching Assistant

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect that all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

THE SCHOOL

Lady Barn House School is a thriving independent day preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. There are currently around 485 pupils on roll. The school offers excellent teaching, traditional values and exceptional pastoral care. There is a strong academic legacy with an individual focus on strengthening each pupil’s confidence and abilities. The school aims to ensure that each child is happy, challenged and empowered to take full advantage of life at Lady Barn House School with its many opportunities.

DETAILS OF THE POST

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant with experience across EYFS to Year 6, to start in September 2020.

The post involves being the full-time classroom support. Each class at Lady Barn has up to 22 children, with a roughly equal split of boys and girls. 

Please note that, at some point in the future, it may be necessary or desirable for the teaching assistant to support a class in another part of the school.

The successful applicant must have an excellent rapport with young children, be committed to the highest standards of educational provision and be in sympathy with the aims and ethos of Lady Barn House School.

The school is a particularly supportive, friendly and vibrant place in which to work. Our children work hard, try their best, are well behaved and full of spirit, and so are very rewarding to work with. Partnership with parents is strong and very positive. Specialist teaching is offered in Music, Science, Art, Games, Modern Foreign Languages and Computing.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

The hours of work are 37.5 hour per work from 8.15 to 4pm Monday to Friday.  The salary is split by equal monthly instalments throughout the year.

Lady Barn House School has its own salary scale. All colleagues are entitled to a free school lunch in the dining room in exchange for various duties.  All permanent colleagues receive a generous discount on the fees for any of their children who attend the school, subject to availability of spaces.

PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION

Applications should be made using the application form enclosed in the pack available and forwarded with a letter of application to the Headmaster, Lady Barn House School, Schools Hill, Cheadle, SK8 1JE or via email to secretary@ladybarnhouse.org by 12noon on Thursday 11 June 2020, after which references will be taken for those candidates considered for the shortlist. 

Interviews will be scheduled via a zoom during week commencing Monday 15 June 2020 and you may be required to submit a short video presentation as part of the interview process. The appointment will be conditional subject to all satisfactory pre-appointment checks being completed.

It is hoped that the successful candidate will begin work on 1st September 2020.

Please note that due to the COVID-19 crisis the school may continue to operate differently from September 2020 in line with government guidance.  All applicants would need to demonstrate flexibility during this time and during any crisis period.