We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our EYFS team. The post is for
30 hours per week Monday to Friday, 8.35am to 3.05pm, term time plus INSET
days with 30 minute unpaid lunch and 30 minute lunch duty.
The successful candidates will
need to be kind, caring, enthusiastic and dedicated to making a difference to
children's learning. You will need to enjoy working with children and be
passionate and committed to helping children develop as independent and
confident individuals. Experience of carrying out observations, being a key
worker and knowledge of the Early Years Curriculum is desirable.
Beechfield School is a friendly place to work. We are part of the
Inclusive Multi Academy Trust which was established in 2016 with a vision
to Inspire and nurture our children and their community to be the very
best that they can be. The Trust consists of three schools;
Beechfield, Cherry Tree and Laurance Haines. Our nurturing Trust ethos
places a strong emphasis of the development and wellbeing of staff.
Our recent
Ofsted report (May 2022) states "Pupils are enthusiastic about school.
They experience a broad and rich curriculum that extends their interests and
develops their aspirations. Pupils take pride in their work and achieve well.
From Nursery to Year 6, they are well prepared for their next stage of education."
You will need to have a NVQ
level 3 and a GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths (C or above) with a
high standard of written and spoken English.
We are looking for an individual
who:
In return we offer the
successful candidate:
Further information can be found
on our website www.beechfield.herts.sch.uk.
The Trust is committed to
safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a
satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
check. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Criminal
Record Declaration Form prior to interview.
When recruiting and selecting
staff, the Trust is required to comply with all relevant employment legislation
to ensure we are recruiting within the law as well as complying with the
Trust’s Equality Policy. The Selection Criteria document is critical in
the process and sets out the requirements which the person appointed should
have in order to perform the duties of the post satisfactorily and against
which applicants will be assessed. The selection criteria will be used
throughout the recruitment process as an objective test of assessing candidates
at shortlisting, test and interview stages. Shortlisting will be completed by
assessing against the advertised person specification. Our interviews will
always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or
safeguarding, and will usually involve a child centred task.
Gillian Jackson
01923 221269
fiona.lawrence@beechfield.herts.sch.uk