L2 Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 23 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7RZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 82db043b-ae38-4bca-a420-57cde2dbe08e |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Springfield Primary School serves a richly diverse community. Our children are happy, keen to learn and enjoy coming to school and their parents are supportive of our work. Springfield has a very inclusive ethos.
The Governors and Headteachers are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant with knowledge of Special Educational Needs as a significant aspect of the role will be to support children with additional needs. You will join our dedicated and innovative team. You will work under the supervision and direction of a qualified teacher, but have the ability to work independently. The post holder will work alongside teachers to support the teaching and learning of the whole class, small groups and individuals. Part of your role will involve supervising children over lunchtime and may include some personal care.
The successful candidate will:
• Have NVQ/CACHE Diploma Level 2 or equivalent qualifications /experience.
• Work alongside class teachers to deliver in or out of class support to address the gaps in learning.
• Be capable of working with small groups of children
• Be committed and highly motivated
• Develop positive working relationships with children, parents and staff.
• Support the school’s ethos
• Be enthusiastic, a team player and able to work independently using their own initiative
• Have a commitment to raise achievement and standards
• Be adaptable and prepared to work across the whole school
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer
• Access to professional development
• A supportive Governing Board
• The opportunity to work with an experienced and committed team
• An inclusive, creative and stimulating environment
• A strong leadership team with a clear vision for the future
This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the learning and lives of children and will be a very rewarding for the right person.
We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone.
Applicants are welcome to view the school via the virtual tours on the school website http://springfieldschool.org.uk/ .
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Springfield Primary School serves a richly diverse community. Our children are happy, keen to learn and enjoy coming to school and their parents are supportive of our work. Springfield has a very inclusive ethos.
The Governors and Headteachers are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant with knowledge of Special Educational Needs as a significant aspect of the role will be to support children with additional needs. You will join our dedicated and innovative team. You will work under the supervision and direction of a qualified teacher, but have the ability to work independently. The post holder will work alongside teachers to support the teaching and learning of the whole class, small groups and individuals. Part of your role will involve supervising children over lunchtime and may include some personal care.
The successful candidate will:
• Have NVQ/CACHE Diploma Level 2 or equivalent qualifications /experience.
• Work alongside class teachers to deliver in or out of class support to address the gaps in learning.
• Be capable of working with small groups of children
• Be committed and highly motivated
• Develop positive working relationships with children, parents and staff.
• Support the school’s ethos
• Be enthusiastic, a team player and able to work independently using their own initiative
• Have a commitment to raise achievement and standards
• Be adaptable and prepared to work across the whole school
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer
• Access to professional development
• A supportive Governing Board
• The opportunity to work with an experienced and committed team
• An inclusive, creative and stimulating environment
• A strong leadership team with a clear vision for the future
This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the learning and lives of children and will be a very rewarding for the right person.
We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone.
Applicants are welcome to view the school via the virtual tours on the school website http://springfieldschool.org.uk/ .
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.