EYFS Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

The Viking Academy Trust

Ref:KCC-F20-92-S
Posted:29/09/2022
Pay:KR3 £19,293 pro rata
Start Date:31st October 2022
App Close Date:13/10/2022 at 12:00
Interviews:17th October 2022

Schools this job is for

Ramsgate Arts Primary School

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We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic support staff team for 25 hours per week, fixed term until the end of the academic year.

The successful candidate will join our team of class based Teaching Assistants who also share responsibility for supporting some of our children who require some 1:1 or personalised provision at different points in the school day. This post is to support in our Early Years provision.

We have an excellent SENCo who will offer training, guidance and expertise. Our teachers and TAs are also knoweldgable and supportive and work together as a team to ensure that every child can succeed.

We are looking for someone who:

Has the desire and drive to work with children
Has some experience working with primary aged children
Is patient and kind
Can demonstrate some understanding of how to support children with additional need
Understands the importance of the need for safeguarding the health and well-being of all pupils
Upholds the school's policies and procedures with regard to child protection adn safeguarding
An understanding of the importance of the need for safeguarding the health and well-being of all pupils within the school and upholding the school's policies and procedures, in regards to child protection and safeguarding, is an essential requirement for the role.

The Viking Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including reference checks with previous employers and an enhanced DBS check.

Information about the trust

The Viking Academy Trust is a primary only, Multi-Academy Trust consisting of three inspirational schools: Upton Junior School, Chilton Primary School and Ramsgate Arts Primary School.

Our One Childhood One Chance philosophy resonates throughout everything we do at the Viking Academy Trust.

At Viking, we make sure that our ultimate focus and core purpose remains excellent teaching and learning for every child. Our teaching is progressive and adaptive and we strive for the best outcomes for all. We invest time and training into our staff so that they can invest their skills and expertise into our children.

For children to thrive, they need to feel that they belong. Our people and our environments are warm and welcoming. Every member of our staff invests in building strong relationships with children and getting to know children well means we can focus on equity of opportunity.

This means that we can prioritise social and emotional learning along with the academic as we know that children need to learn how to be resilient, to have healthy and safe relationships and to face the world with problem solving skills.

We nurture children to become responsible citizens, ready to face the modern world and to make the most of their every potential both academically and socially. At Viking schools, we have high standards and expectations and we know how to support children to reach them.

Job Contact Information

Name:Lisa Blatchford, HR Director
Address:Upton Junior School,
Edge End Road,
Broadstairs,
Kent,
CT10 2AH
Telephone: 01843 861393
Email: hrd@vikingacademytrust.com

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