Teaching Assistant
Kingsway Primary School
Gloucestershire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £16,998 - £19,817 pa pro rata
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 22/09/2014
- Apply by:
- 6 September 2014
Job overview
19 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8.30am - 12.30pm
We are looking to appoint a Qualified Teaching Assistant (Level 3 or above) to provide daily (mornings only) support in Year 3 until 31st August 2015. This post is fixed term (temporary) and candidates must be available to start from 22nd September 2014.
You will join a large team of highly effective teaching assistants and you will need to be enthusiastic, hard working, caring, flexible and self motivated. The successful candidate will need to have the confidence to work on their own initiative, resolving difficulties being experienced by all abilities to secure effective learning for all pupils. Grade F posts require post holders to have a suitable Level 3 teaching assistant qualification or equivalent (e.g: Teacher or a TA with 3 years of recent paid employment).
Please download an application form from GCC website and return with a covering letter either by email or post to school c/o Mrs Paula Needham (Headteacher).
Teaching and school support staff application forms can be downloaded from the Gloucestershire County Council website at http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/SchoolsVacancies
A person specification and job description can be downloaded from our website at www.kingsway.gloucs.sch.uk. Please make sure you read these carefully and ensure your application form is suitably supportive of these requirements.
All shortlisted candidates will be notified by 8th September 2014 and interviews will take place Wed 10th September. However, we regret we are unable to respond to unsuccessful candidates.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Closing Date: 06/09/2014
Interview Date: 10/09/2014
Kingsway Primary School
Valley Gardens
Kingsway
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 2AR
01452 881800
E-MAIL sbm@kingsway.gloucs.sch.uk
Web Site http://www.kingsway.gloucs.sch.uk/
About Kingsway Primary School
- Kingsway Primary School
- Valley Gardens, Kingsway, Gloucester
- Gloucestershire
- GL2 2ZZ
- United Kingdom
Aims of our School
Under our four main headings, staff and governors aim to:
Learning
- Help children to develop more ways to learn effectively thus encouraging independence, personal motivation and memory skills.
- Openly celebrate learning in all its many forms and thus help children to gain a sense of pride in their own and others’ achievements.
- Maximise the potential of the indoor and outdoor learning environment to enable a diverse and stimulating experience for all children.
- Place high value on the talents and gifts of our pupils, looking for opportunities to broaden these further.
Achieving
- Strive for high academic standards for all pupils, thus ensuring everyone reaches their full potential and has the opportunity to make the maximum progress whilst in our care.
- Take time to celebrate achievement attained both at home and at school thus encouraging a high value on learning.
Aspiring
- Encourage children to confidently try new things and broaden their horizons.
- Strive to be better year on year in all that we do and look for opportunities to increase our own potential and achievements.
- Use the financial resources at our disposal to provide safe accommodation, attractive surroundings, good resources, high levels of staffing and enriching opportunities
Caring
- Encourage pupils to act responsibly, display initiative and to be considerate, showing respect to others and developing skills and values which promote self-esteem and confidence.
- Develop a school which relates to and respects the immediate environment, the wider community and the world beyond
- Learn, work and play in a manner that is as eco-friendly as possible and manage our resources sustainably.
- Develop positive links between school, home and the local community.
- Foster international links and learn our role as citizens of the World.
This is expressed through our motto, SUCCESS
S - self-confidence
U - understanding
C - caring
C - curiosity
E - enthusiasm
S - self-discipline
S - sustainability
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