Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3EF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e0344ceb-2bfd-4689-bc0c-17ac51d30f48 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications:
Essential
Excellent literacy and numeracy skills (minimum of grade C/4 at GCSE or equivalent) in both English Language andMaths Desirable
Subject knowledge and a desire to support within English, Maths or Science
Experience:
Essential
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team
• Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and rights of young people.
• Excellent interpersonal skills both in working relationship with young students and in forming effective professional relationships
• Enthusiasm, drive and love for the job
• Committed to high personal standards at all times
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
Desirable
• Experience of working within an educational setting
• Experience of work within specific areas of SEND
• Adaption of ICT equipment to specific student needs
• Understanding of child development
• Working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes
What the school offers its staff
Lifestyle and Wellbeing
• Salary sacrifice electric car leasing scheme
• Four electric car charging points
• Family-friendly policies
• Attractive salary and pension
• Generous annual leave entitlement/term time only working options
• Free one-to-one wellbeing support
• Onsite parking facilities and cycle storage
• Free/discounted access to the school’s onsite
• Gym (conditions apply)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Techscheme – save money on the latest tech from Apple and Currys PC World
• Blue Light Card - Discount Scheme
• Staff social events
• Onsite catering (8.00am - 1.30pm daily)
Statutory and other benefits
• The full range of statutory benefits including sick pay, maternity, parental, and adoption leave
• Enhanced Paternity Leave Policy
• We will honour your continuity of service in other state-funded schools in relation to sick pay and pension rights.
• Provision of all necessary IT equipment.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer and value and respect diversity across our whole school community. Bournside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Qualifications:
Essential
Excellent literacy and numeracy skills (minimum of grade C/4 at GCSE or equivalent) in both English Language andMaths Desirable
Subject knowledge and a desire to support within English, Maths or Science
Experience:
Essential
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team
• Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and rights of young people.
• Excellent interpersonal skills both in working relationship with young students and in forming effective professional relationships
• Enthusiasm, drive and love for the job
• Committed to high personal standards at all times
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
Desirable
• Experience of working within an educational setting
• Experience of work within specific areas of SEND
• Adaption of ICT equipment to specific student needs
• Understanding of child development
• Working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes
What the school offers its staff
Lifestyle and Wellbeing
• Salary sacrifice electric car leasing scheme
• Four electric car charging points
• Family-friendly policies
• Attractive salary and pension
• Generous annual leave entitlement/term time only working options
• Free one-to-one wellbeing support
• Onsite parking facilities and cycle storage
• Free/discounted access to the school’s onsite
• Gym (conditions apply)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Techscheme – save money on the latest tech from Apple and Currys PC World
• Blue Light Card - Discount Scheme
• Staff social events
• Onsite catering (8.00am - 1.30pm daily)
Statutory and other benefits
• The full range of statutory benefits including sick pay, maternity, parental, and adoption leave
• Enhanced Paternity Leave Policy
• We will honour your continuity of service in other state-funded schools in relation to sick pay and pension rights.
• Provision of all necessary IT equipment.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer and value and respect diversity across our whole school community. Bournside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.