TEMPORARY TEACHING ASSISTANT LEVEL 2A

Location

Nelson Walverden Primary School, Bracewell Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0TL (453 on roll)

Tel: 01282 614834
School website: www.walverdenprimaryschool.uk

Summary

The Governors of Walverden Primary School are seeking to appoint a Level 2 Teaching Assistant temporary for a year. The post is for 30 hours per week, hours to be arranged.

We are looking for a candidate who has recent experience of working within an Early Years Setting and a sound working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework.

In addition, you should show in your application that you have:

A friendly and genuine child-centred approach,

An ability to be self-motivated and manage time effectively in order to maximise children’s learning time.

Deliver a range of activities, programmes of work and work within areas of continuous provision to meet the specific needs of individual children and small groups.

Support children in their learning through high quality interaction in their play and also through activities planned by the teacher.

Build good relationships with parents which will support home-school links.

Some knowledge or experience working with children to provide personalised learning experiences

A calm, patient and encouraging manner, with an ability to make learning engaging.

Sense of humour

We can offer you:

A warm, friendly school where children are at the heart of what we do,

Lovely, enthusiastic and well-behaved children with enormous potential,

A committed and collaborative staff team and governors,

Many opportunities for further development and training,

A good school which has a commitment to working with parents and the community.

Candidates should complete an application form and email it to bursar@walverden.lancs.sch.uk by 9am 12th July 2024. Interviews will be held on the 17th July 2024.

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

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

Essential Qualifications

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Desirable Qualifications

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Essential Experience

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Desirable Experience

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For an informal discussion please contact:

Please contact the school office.

Proposed Interview Date:

17/07/2024 

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

 

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

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