Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 9UD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3bd7cadb-6b82-43de-9fb4-adbc952f22d6 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The children, staff and Governors of Ecclesfield Primary School are seeking to appoint an outstanding, enthusiastic, experienced, committed and caring teaching assistant to work co-operatively in a specialist Teaching Assistant role in the school, working with pupils across F2, KS1 and KS2 with a variety of needs.
Ecclesfield Primary works with Coit Primary School in a federation structure and thus there are many opportunities to work alongside staff at both schools. Both schools are committed to nurturing staff to support the development of the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
You must
• Have gained an NVQ Level 3 qualification for classroom assistants or equivalent as a minimum requirement
• Have good communication skills both written and verbal
• Be expected to work closely with external multi-disciplinary teams
• Have previous experience of working within an inclusive team
• Have a passion for working with pupils with a variety of needs
• Have knowledge or experience of following SEN assessments and differentiated plans
• Be able to undertake specialist teaching on a 1:1, small group working with children across F2/KS1 and KS2
• Be a motivational communicator for children of all abilities ensuring learning is engaging and inclusive
• Have an enthusiastic commitment to an integrated, therapeutic approach and ethos
• Be an innovative classroom support with a commitment to promoting the inclusion agenda
• Be very flexible and adapt quickly to change
• Have a willingness to undertake training
• Have a sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
• Enthusiastic and well-motivated pupils
• Supportive parents
• A professional, committed and friendly team of staff
• An opportunity to play a significant role in the future development of the school
• The opportunity to undertake a range of professional development opportunities
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.
The children, staff and Governors of Ecclesfield Primary School are seeking to appoint an outstanding, enthusiastic, experienced, committed and caring teaching assistant to work co-operatively in a specialist Teaching Assistant role in the school, working with pupils across F2, KS1 and KS2 with a variety of needs.
Ecclesfield Primary works with Coit Primary School in a federation structure and thus there are many opportunities to work alongside staff at both schools. Both schools are committed to nurturing staff to support the development of the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
You must
• Have gained an NVQ Level 3 qualification for classroom assistants or equivalent as a minimum requirement
• Have good communication skills both written and verbal
• Be expected to work closely with external multi-disciplinary teams
• Have previous experience of working within an inclusive team
• Have a passion for working with pupils with a variety of needs
• Have knowledge or experience of following SEN assessments and differentiated plans
• Be able to undertake specialist teaching on a 1:1, small group working with children across F2/KS1 and KS2
• Be a motivational communicator for children of all abilities ensuring learning is engaging and inclusive
• Have an enthusiastic commitment to an integrated, therapeutic approach and ethos
• Be an innovative classroom support with a commitment to promoting the inclusion agenda
• Be very flexible and adapt quickly to change
• Have a willingness to undertake training
• Have a sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
• Enthusiastic and well-motivated pupils
• Supportive parents
• A professional, committed and friendly team of staff
• An opportunity to play a significant role in the future development of the school
• The opportunity to undertake a range of professional development opportunities
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.