Teaching Assistant Vacancy with Mealtime Assistant duty 

Part time over 4 days

21hrs per week Teaching Assistant NJC Grade C, £12.85ph
4hrs per week Mealtime Assistant Duty NJC Grade A, £12.26ph

To commence 22nd April 2025 or as soon thereafter as possible

We offer you the support of clear systems, protocols, expectations and structures to help you to succeed. You will need to show initiative, creativity and demonstrate the aptitude to work as part of a successful and growing team to improve the life chances of our pupils and make every child feel ‘special’.

We want you to come and join our happy, positive learning environments where our consistent vision is that through collaboration we will always be ‘Stronger Together’.

We are looking for someone with a strong, sensitive and caring approach to children’s needs, who is able to be an effective communicator and think creatively. You will need to show a high degree of initiative and be solution focussed.

Ideally, you will:

- Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills;

- Be able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents;

- Have high expectations of children’s behaviour and be able to maintain consistent boundaries;

- Be willing to work as part of a team;

- Be energetic, positive and enthusiastic;

- Be able to use your own initiative when required

Ideally, you should already have a good knowledge of phonics, but training will be provided otherwise, plus literacy and numeracy to GCSE A-C or equivalent.  You would need to be flexible, as you will also be required to undertake the role of part time Meal Time Assistant. 

What we can offer you:

- Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership

- Substantial workplace pension

- Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons

- Staff Wellbeing support

- CPD opportunities for all staff

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Media check.