Teaching Assistant
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teaching Assistant- 5hrs Per Week, Term-Time Only
- 12: £26,409
- £27,711 (Actual Salary: £18,934.61
- £19,868.11)
Starting Date - September 2025
Kimberley Primary and Nursery School is an inclusive school where our motto that everyone is Kind Prepared and Safe embody school life. Following a 'GOOD' Ofsted grading in September 2022, the school continues to grow and develop in both pupil numbers and stature within the school community.
We are looking to welcome a new member to our friendly team in the role of a Teaching Assistant working primarily with SEND pupils as 1:1 support.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting pupilswithin the classroom
- Providing pupil specific interventions linked to SEN & EHC targets
- Building a working partnership with the parents/carers of key pupils
- Contributing to progress meetings regarding the pupil(s) supported
- Supporting pupils well-being needs
We are looking for someone who:
- Is committed to personal and professional development
- Has experience of supporting pupils with well-being and mental health needs (ELSA)
- Has aspirational beliefs for all children
- Able to demonstrate or be willing to learn strategies to support pupils with SEND needs
- Can work collaboratively as part of a team
- Will embody our values of kind, prepared, safe
What the school offers its staff
Kimberley Primary and Nursery School is an inclusive school where our motto that everyone is Kind Prepared and Safe embody school life. Following a 'GOOD' Ofsted grading in September 2022, the school continues to grow and develop in both pupil numbers and stature within the school community.
Further details about the role
To apply, please visit the Trust website at www.emet.uk.com/vacancies and complete the online application form.
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
If you would like further information and require an informal conversation or visit, please telephone or email our school office via 0115 938 5050 or office@kimberleyprimary.org
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Closing date for applications is 09:00AM on Monday 3rd March 2025.
Interviews to be held on Friday 7th March 2025.
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.