Teaching Assistant

“Achieving Excellence Together”

Position: Teaching Assistant

Start date: 22nd April 2024

Trial: A trial may be held prior to starting the role.

Post code: CF3

Pay: £12.82 per hour

Contracted hours: 32.5

The role

Teaching Personnel are seeking to appoint a confident, flexible and committed Teaching Assistant, on behalf of one of our partner schools, to work with pupils in Year 1/2 of this warm and inclusive school based in the CF3 area of Cardiff. The successful applicant will assist with providing intervention and extra support to pupils within these classes. The school are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant on a full time basis, Monday to Friday, until the end of the academic year in the first instance. Previous experience working with children of different ages is preferred but not essential. We welcome applicants who have a passion for education and those that may have personal experience, e.g. babysitting / parenting experience.

The role may continue in the new academic year, therefore if you are able to commit, please make Teaching Personnel aware of this at application. 

The School

The school is a Primary school situated in the Rumney, the East of Cardiff. The headteacher provides strong, effective leadership and staff, governors and parents share and appreciate the headteacher’s vision. A wide range of highly effective partnerships with parents and the community contributes significantly to pupils’ attainment and wellbeing.

Feedback from our long standing staff in the school is always positive. Teaching Personnel’s staff pride the school on their welcoming and fully supportive ethos to parents, staff and pupils alike.

Application

To apply, please attach an updated CV to your application with a short message. We will aim to respond within 48 ours of your application. We reserve the right to close this position early if we have found a suitable applicant for this post.

Vetting requirements

To get you fully vetted and ready for work we will need a 10 year career history, recent references, a current DBS, proof of EWC registration and proof of right to work in the country (passport or birth certificate). Teaching Personnel can help with obtaining these mandatory rrequirements prior to starting the role and will go through them with you on the first initial enquiry call.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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