Teaching Assistant (Level 3)
Working Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only
Base: St Thomas’s CE Primary School, Pimhole Road, Bury, BL9 7EY
Contract: Temporary
Required From: ASAP
The Sycamore Church of England Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and effective Teaching Assistant who displays a passion for learning, creativity and a commitment to developing the potential of every child. As a new teaching assistant joining our teaching team, you will play a significant role in supporting the pupils and parents by promoting our aims, values and ways of working in your everyday practice. You help promote those strong Christian values that support our learning community. You will be embedding current good practice with the support of our talented team; and supporting in leading learning in the classroom in a creative way, bringing along your own ideas and experiences to help us raise achievement across our school and further develop our inspiring and engaging curriculum.
We are looking for someone who has:
• Experience of working with small groups of children
• Excellent skills in communication, behaviour management and nurturing
• Commitment, flexibility, and enthusiasm
• High aspirations for all children and young people
• Desire for career development through Continuing Professional Development
• Fully embraces the values of our Trust and the opportunities that working within a Trust offers.
In return we can offer:
• Children who love learning
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with our Trust Leaders and our partner schools. This includes Trust wide opportunities to develop skills, experience, and professional development.
• An exciting, forward-thinking Trust with a hard-working team of talented and enthusiastic staff and trustees who are committed to providing the best for the children in our care.
• A trust committed to your continuing professional and personal development. All employees will have access to an extensive CPD library to support your current and future career aspirations.
• A Trust committed to the wellbeing of our staff with access to a full range of confidentially offered wellbeing services including counselling, free flu jabs, online GP appointments and physiotherapy.
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Martin Van Hecke (Headteacher) on 0161 764 7565.
Full details of our vacancies and application forms can be found on Greater Jobs. All application forms should be emailed to recruitment@thesycamoretrust.co.uk, or delivered to the school by Friday 11th October. CVs will not be accepted. Please be aware, if shortlisted that interviews are expected to be held on Friday 18th October.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
