Teaching Assistant - 3 posts available
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,119.00 to £26,421.00 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | 25119 - 26421 |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oak Grange Nursery & Primary School , DE24 0BL |
| Company: | Vacancy Filler |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | APR20246425 |
Summary
Teaching Assistants, (3 posts available)
1 post to commence June 2024 and 2 posts to commence September 2024
Actual Salary: £19,190 - £20,185
Are you passionate about the development and care of children and looking for a brand new challenge?
Do you align with the school values that will encourage children and adults to be kind, be respectful, be curious?
Oak Grange Nursery and Primary School is a brand new school in the Boulton Moor/Chellaston area of Derby City. Situated between Field Lane and Snelsmoor Lane it will serve the existing Fellowlands estate in Chellaston and the new Snelsmoor Lane development. The school opened to nursery and reception children in September 2023.
Would you like to join us? We have the exciting opportunity to build and create a school where children will be encouraged to be curious, where adults and children alike will create an ethos built on respect and kindness.
Do you align with the school vision of “grow.”
We are looking to appoint 3 Teaching Assistants who will be an integral part of our team, ensuring that the children at Oak Grange are happy, safe and thrive at the beginning of their school and nursery journey.
We would expect the candidates to
be child-centred and put ALL children’s best interests at the heart of your teaching.
be an exceptional classroom practitioner; able to engage, motivate and inspire children through a play based curriculum.
have a passion for providing opportunities that enable all children to flourish and grow.
have high aspirations of yourself and others – demonstrating resilience and ambition.
be committed to personal and professional development.
be enthusiastic and the qualities of a strong team member.
You embrace challenge and relish the opportunity to grow.
You embody core attitudes to learning and to life such as, resilience, responsibility, resourcefulness, reflectiveness, and reciprocity and are willing to embed this into your teaching.
In return we will offer you
The opportunity to be part of the first ever Oak Grange staff team, where you will be valued and fully supported by the wider team.
The opportunity of working with a committed, experienced, and professional leader and team.
The opportunity to work in brand new surroundings that have been purposefully designed to reflect the ethos of the school.
A commitment to well being.
A commitment to opportunities for professional development.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and actively encouraged. By visiting the school prior to applying, you will get a real feel for our school and be able to ask further questions, so please do telephone or email our school office for an appointment – 01332 978681 admin@oakgrange.org
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' considering the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Closing date for applications: 9.00am Friday 3rd May 2024
Interviews to take place on 10th May 2024