About the role
Teaching Assistant (Fixed Term until 20/07/2027)
Pay Grade Dorset Grade 5, Point 5-6 FTE (£25,583 to £25,989)
Actual Pro Rata Pay (£18,188 to £18,477, Hourly rate of £13.26 to £13.47)
The vacancy is a term time position, working 31.25 hours per week (Monday – Friday 8:30am to 3:15pm including a half an hour lunch duty), 38 weeks per year.
Radipole Primary School would like to appoint a teaching assistant to join our friendly and talented team on a fixed term basis working predominantly within KS2.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development of children’s emotional wellbeing, speech and language, and social skills.
- Work on a 1:1 basis with children as required.
- Nurture, motivate and enable children to achieve highly.
- Inspire children, parents and colleagues to delight in learning.
What we can offer
- exceptionally caring, polite and well-behaved children with a love of learning;
- a highly experienced, talented, supportive and approachable team of colleagues;
- a shared determination to inspire children to learn;
- a leadership team ready to support you fully in your professional development;
- a well-resourced and modern learning environment in a beautiful natural setting;
- a governing body dedicated to the wellbeing of the children, families and staff as well as to the success of the school.
Qualifications and Attributes
- Real energy and enthusiasm for learning.
- High expectations for all pupils.
- The greatest professional warmth, care and respect for the children in our care.
- A commitment to working closely with colleagues to share and develop skills and expertise.
Additional Information
Applications from both qualified teaching assistants and those wishing to gain NVQ qualification are welcome.
Radipole Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced DBS check in line with government safer recruitment guidelines.
Radipole Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates as part of a safeguarding check. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted in accordance with safeguarding policy.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
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