Teaching Assistant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 8DF |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 5cdad8d7-e950-4211-8b58-2bf8285d8fc5 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential
Qualifications
• Must be educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths (Grades A-C or 9-5)
• A relevant qualification in Childcare and/or Education.
Professional Development
• Commitment to own personal professional development programme.
• Evidence of participating in training.
Experience
• Experience of working with young children in school.
• Being a paid worker in play schemes, crèches, midday supervision, after-school clubs or similar.
Knowledge and Understanding
• Understanding the needs of young children; child development and the ways in which children learn.
• Understanding behaviour management strategies; equal opportunities and safeguarding.
• Supporting children with additional needs 1:1 and in class situations
Skills
• To assist children on an individual basis, in small groups and where necessary whole class work.
• To explain tasks simply and clearly whilst fostering independence in learning.
• To promote and model positive choices of behaviour for children, and adhere to defined behaviour management policies.
• To work with guidance, but under limited supervision; liaise and communicate effectively with others.
• To demonstrate good organisational skills.
• To display work effectively, and make and maintain basic teaching resources.
• To be willing to undertake necessary training and professional development opportunities as required.
• To monitor, record and make basic assessments about children’s progress.
• To work creatively when supporting children’s learning.
• To be able to identify areas of key professional development.
What the school offers its staff
What you can expect from us:
• Wonderful children who are happy and willing to learn
• Supportive colleagues that work as an effective team
• A supportive and motivated Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body
• A well-resourced school and a great working environment
• Opportunities for CPD, including peer coaching and networking
• To be welcomed as a valued member of our school community
• A personal well-being day
• Access to confidential pastoral support (Supervision)
• Professional Growth
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.
Essential
Qualifications
• Must be educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths (Grades A-C or 9-5)
• A relevant qualification in Childcare and/or Education.
Professional Development
• Commitment to own personal professional development programme.
• Evidence of participating in training.
Experience
• Experience of working with young children in school.
• Being a paid worker in play schemes, crèches, midday supervision, after-school clubs or similar.
Knowledge and Understanding
• Understanding the needs of young children; child development and the ways in which children learn.
• Understanding behaviour management strategies; equal opportunities and safeguarding.
• Supporting children with additional needs 1:1 and in class situations
Skills
• To assist children on an individual basis, in small groups and where necessary whole class work.
• To explain tasks simply and clearly whilst fostering independence in learning.
• To promote and model positive choices of behaviour for children, and adhere to defined behaviour management policies.
• To work with guidance, but under limited supervision; liaise and communicate effectively with others.
• To demonstrate good organisational skills.
• To display work effectively, and make and maintain basic teaching resources.
• To be willing to undertake necessary training and professional development opportunities as required.
• To monitor, record and make basic assessments about children’s progress.
• To work creatively when supporting children’s learning.
• To be able to identify areas of key professional development.
What the school offers its staff
What you can expect from us:
• Wonderful children who are happy and willing to learn
• Supportive colleagues that work as an effective team
• A supportive and motivated Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body
• A well-resourced school and a great working environment
• Opportunities for CPD, including peer coaching and networking
• To be welcomed as a valued member of our school community
• A personal well-being day
• Access to confidential pastoral support (Supervision)
• Professional Growth
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.