Working, Learning and Growing Together

Contract type – Fixed-term until 22/07/2025 linked to a child with individual needs

Pay Grade – Grade D3 (£24,027 FTE. This will be prorated to £16,344.12 actual per annum)

Hours - 30 hours per week, 5 days per week

38 weeks per year

Start Date – ASAP

Are you passionate about caring for all pupils, to ensure every child has the opportunity and support to flourish?

Are you a patient, hardworking, knowledgeable Teaching Assistant, who is able to support and develop a child on a one-to-one basis?

Are you looking for a role that is fulfilling, rewarding and varied?

If so, St Luke’s Primary School wants to hear from you!

 At St Luke's C.E. Primary School, our staff team, in partnership with our Governing Body, who work hard, with passion and enthusiasm, to provide the very best opportunities and experiences for our delightful children.

We want children to feel valued, confident and enthused about their learning. Through our engaging topics, our curriculum will enable them to be creative and independent and provide them with a love for learning. Our children are encouraged to be inquisitive, resourceful and imaginative which will lead them to success and achievement.

St Luke’s CE Primary school is situated on the outskirts of Northampton. We are a happy school with a strong Christian ethos. We are a 2-form entry school with 420 children on roll. St Luke’s has been a proud member of Peterborough Diocese Education Trust (PDET) since 1st November 2016 and our last Ofsted inspection, September 2019, we received good against all areas.

We are currently seeking a caring, passionate and professional Level 2 Teaching Assistant, to work with a child in KS1 with communication and language difficulties. Through this appointment, we hope to strengthen the support we provide all children, to enable their development, both academically and emotionally. We are therefore looking to appointment someone who shares in this enthusiasm and can contribute effectively to our vision. 

“Pupils enjoy attending this school. They appreciate the way the teachers support them to learn and help them to achieve their best. Pupils feel well cared for” OFSTED 2019

We are seeking someone who:

• Is enthusiastic, approachable, friendly and positive about their role in education and contribution to our whole school community;
• Is committed to supporting, motivating and challenging the learning of children of all abilities within the classroom
• Work creatively with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment, meeting the needs of the pupils and curriculum
• Ability to work effectively, flexibly and independently
• Shows initiative and creativity in different learning situations;
• Is passionate about children’s learning and well-being;

• Is keen to support the ethos of a Church school.
• Knowledge of ASD would be an advantage!

·         What we will offer:

• A supportive, understanding and kind workplace with colleagues who understand the aims for the school and have the drive and determination to complete them.
• Opportunities to develop your own practice.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• A Good school!

• Homemade cakes!

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Applicants are welcome to come and look at what we have to offer! Please contact the school if you wish to visit. In addition, if you would like a confidential, informal chat with the Headteacher (Sonia Clews) regarding this position please contact the school.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert if we receive enough suitable applications. Therefore, please don’t delay in applying

St Luke’s CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance. Please note CVs will not be accepted and Application Forms should be completed in full. Any gaps in employment must be identified and justified.