Early Years Teaching Assistant

Hours of work: 28 hours per week

Rosemary Works is a fresh, new kind of school. It is open and transparent, energetic, fluid and celebratory. It is not fixed in its ways.

The school provides parameters and expectations within which the pupils and staff operate – expected behaviour, expected results. Within these parameters the teachers are tasked with engaging, inspiring and challenging every individual.

Every teacher and assistant knows every one of the children, this is more than just remembering names -every child knows every adult and vice versa, giving the school an inclusive, informal, family atmosphere.

The Head teacher and Directors at Rosemary Works Primary School would like to appoint an outstanding Early Years Teaching Assistant. It is essential that the successful candidate has experience working in an Early Years setting and has suitable qualifications for the role (NVQ 2 early years childcare minimum).

The role of teaching assistant will have a major impact on the quality of Teaching and Learning and it is desirable that the successful candidate has experience of phonics teaching (preferably Read, Write, Inc.).

We are looking for someone who can:

• Demonstrate successful experience in a primary setting, especially regarding the successful management of behaviour within a class setting.
• Work as part of the staff team at the direction of the Class Teacher to support teaching provision and pupils' learning.
• Under the guidance of the Class Teacher, to work with individuals and groups of pupils in class, including those pupils with additional educational needs, to help them to achieve to the best of their ability.
• At the direction of Class Teacher, to help to organise classroom activities, prepare resources and implement strategies for teaching and learning.
• Be familiar with lesson plans, IEP targets and learning objectives.
• Undertake pupil observations making insightful notes that inform future planning and delivery.
• Liaise with parents, members of staff and pupils at a personable but professional level.

We offer:

• A competitive salary (to be negotiated with the successful applicant)
• An additional (approximate) two weeks holiday per year compared with the state school calendar
• A small, friendly working environment giving you the freedom to realise your potential.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a close-knit, friendly environment with lovely staff and a supportive management team. Just look at our website, www.rosemaryworks.com and blog, rosemaryworks.wordpress.com, to see the wonderful things we have been doing and get a sense of the ethos of our school.

A completed application form (email learn@rosemaryworks.com to request one) and a supporting statement should be sent to: Rob Dell - Head Teacher, at the address above or emailed directly to here: robdell@rosemaryworks.com.

The closing date for applications is Friday 7th August 2015.

Rosemary Works School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity (if the candidate has lived in the UK and/or criminal policy checks for all other countries lived or worked in for a period of 3 months or more since the age of 18 (irrespective of whether they worked in those countries.