Job details
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Job role
Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
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Key stage
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
Part time: 25.85 Hours per week - 8.30am to 3.25pm - Monday to Friday - Term time only
Contract type
Permanent
Actual salary
£14,482 to £14,946 Per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
25.85 Hours per week - 8.30am to 3.25pm - Monday to Friday - Term time only
We are seeking a Teaching Assistant with experience working with SEND children to join our wonderful team in our ARP (Alternative Resource Provision), called The Nest.
Do you fancy working in a friendly, family feel school?
A school where everyone is given the opportunity to shine; where love and kindness is celebrated and where everyone's voice is equally important; where a therapeutic approach underpins all our interactions with our children.
New Christ Church is a small Church of England primary school with 200 children, based on the edge of the centre of Reading.
We encourage you to come and visit and see what a warm and welcoming school we are!
We can offer you:
- Children who will make your heart soar as they grow and learn
- Staff who group together and support one another through thick and thin
- Staff who '... are proud to be part of the team and clearly enjoy working at this school.
Staff value that leaders are considerate of their workload and well-being..' (OFSTED Sept 2022)
- A commitment to professional development and a belief in driving improvement
- A staff well-being package.
- A car park on site
Our recent OFSTED report (where we were judged Good in all areas) said: 'New Christ Church is an inclusive school community.
Pupils are proud to come to school and learn alongside their friends.
Staff have prioritised building trusting relationships.
They know all pupils well and make sure their needs are met.
This helps pupils feel content, cared for and safe..
Joining our school family means you'll need to:- Have experience of working with children with behavioural needs- Be flexible and adaptable and like working with a wide range of ages- Be organised and a good communicator- Have a good sense of humour
Do you have the skill, experience and vision that we are looking for?
What the school offers its staff
To apply please complete the Application Form available on our school website and return to Mrs Bushnell, Office Manager at
Applications will be considered upon receipt.
The school reserves the right to close this advert once sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils, staff and parents, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Disclosure & Barring Service clearance will be sought for the successful candidate.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.