Offord Primary School is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team of hardworking staff. This vacancy would be suitable for a school leaver looking for a temporary role before embarking on a career in teaching.

Salary: Level 1B Pt 3 – 4 £22,737 – £23,114 FTE (£11,145 – £11,329 pro rata)           

Contract: Fixed term from September 2024 to July 2025

Hours: 19 hours per week across 3 days, term time only

The successful candidate will need to:

• Have a desire to work with primary aged child
• Have an enthusiasm to support our pupils with SEND achieve their full potential through helping deliver a differentiated curriculum
• Be caring, enthusiastic, dedicated and well organised
• Understand the needs of children who have a Special Educational Need
• Have a flexible approach and a positive attitude
• Be able to work well both in a team and with own initiative
• Have a commitment to ensuring and supporting all opportunities for our children
• Have qualifications in GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above (or equivalent Maths and English qualifications)

We would also be interested if you have any sports qualifications as there may be the possibility of leading sports activities throughout the school day or as extra- curricular activities (which would be additional to this role).

We are committed to high quality professional training and supporting career development.

Offord Primary School and The Cam Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance (via the Disclosure and Barring Service) in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

For further information about this vacancy please contact the school office on 01480 810308 or email office@offordprimaryschool.org. Visits to the school are very welcome – please contact the school office.