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Ref 194622
Number of Posts 1
Grade Grade 5.
Salary £25183 to £ 27269 
Term Part-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (29/01/2025 ) .
Hours 33.5 (Minimum 15) hours a week.
Closing Date 06/01/2025.
Location
Willow Tree Federation (Willow Lane CP School and Appletree Nursery), LA1 5PR (201 on roll)

Tel: 01524 65880
School website: www.willow.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
The children are at the heart of everything we do at the Willow Tree Federation. We take a holistic approach to child development and we are privileged to support our children, families and the wider community to change and enhance lives. We celebrate the wide diversity of the backgrounds, beliefs, talents and interests of our children and we recognise learning happens in communities and empowers them. As a federation at the heart of its community, we understand and respect the positive impact we can have. We plant the seed that grows the future!

Here at the Willow Tree Federation in Lancaster we are looking for a Teaching Assistant to support the ethos of our school and the development of our children (aged from 9 months-4) across Appletree Nursery School, initially in the preschool room (3-4 year old)

The Role
As a teaching assistant, you will be working full time across Appletree Nursery School. You will be expected to model your knowledge and best practice to colleagues and to help ensure our children have the best start in life. You will be working with a range of children as a key worker.

Benefits:
  • Excellent in-house and external training, opportunity to gain further qualifications, virtual learning and career progression opportunities.
  • Benefits of working for Lancashire County Council such as holiday pay, pension opportunities and much more.
  • Health and wellbeing services such as counselling, stress coaching and physiotherapy/ muscular-skeletal services.

    Our schools:
  • Experienced staff
  • Amazing children
  • Classroom teacher to support Teaching Assistants and development
  • Non-teaching Headteacher
  • Large car park and large outdoor play areas 
  • Experienced senior leadership team and governing body

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

    Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

    The closing date is 12 noon 06/01/2025
    • Essential Qualifications
  • NVQ level 2 or above qualification in Childcare/ EYFS or higher level qualification.
    • Desirable Qualifications
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • Food Hygiene
  • A willingness to undertake relevant childcare qualifications in the future
    • Essential Experience
  • Previous experience working and caring for children under 5 years.
  • Passion to deliver high quality childcare and exciting learning opportunities.
  • SEND experience.
  • A working understanding of child safeguarding.
  • Ability to develop relationships and communication with parents and carers
  • Experience of observations, assessments and planning for your key children in line with EYFS
    • For an informal discussion please contact:
    Headteacher, Lucy Naylor, 01524 65880
    Proposed Interview Date:
    15/01/2025 
    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.

    Additional Info

    Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

    Address: Application form attached. Please complete the online application form and return it to the Headteacher via email - head@willow.lancs.sch.uk OR print it off and hand it in at the school office.
    Positive about Disabled People 

    The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

    Disability Confident employer Lancashire County Council

    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.

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