Vacancies

About the Post

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspiring Teaching Assistant, who is passionate about education and able to make a positive contribution to our children’s learning.                       

Stourfield Junior School is a large community school with approximately 460 pupils and 60 staff. Our aim is that all the children at our school grow into responsible, caring members of society who are confident, independent, lifelong learners. We are a tremendously nurturing and inclusive school and believe that pupil performance and well-being go hand in hand.

We are a member of Twynham Learning - an exciting multi-academy trust of ambitious infant, junior and secondary schools serving the local community. Its aim is to offer this generation of children, young people and those involved in their education the very best leadership, teaching and learning, professional development and support services.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• Primarily work with individual children and/or small groups and to improve their learning
• Provide half an hour of supervision during the daily lunch break
• Become part of our dedicated, friendly, supportive staff team
• Develop skills through personalised and whole school CPD
• Contribute expertise and strengths to help enrich our children’s learning
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a minimum of 3 GCSEs A-C (9-4), including Maths and English, or equivalent.
• Know and are able to apply consistently a range of school policies, particularly those regarding health and safety, equal opportunities, behaviour management, child protection and special educational needs (SEN).
• Have the necessary skills to manage safely, the classroom activities, the physical learning space and the resources for which you are responsible for.
• Understand and are able to use a range of strategies to deal with general classroom behaviour and also individual behavioural needs.
• Take personal responsibility for your own professional development.
• Are flexible and are able to use your initiative.
• Have excellent communication skills.

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

What we can offer you

• An opportunity to work with wonderful children and their families
• Access to CPD appropriate to your role
• Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free on-site parking

Any questions?

To discuss the post or your application, please email us at recruitment@twynhamlearning.com

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com 

Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here:  www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies

The closing date is Monday 25 November 2024 at 9am. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 3 December 2024.

Twynham Learning values diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to eliminate unlawful discrimination and promote diversity throughout our whole workforce. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities to all job applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability status, gender reassignment, marital/partnership status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/national origin, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. Only people who can evidence their right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy. We are committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes as part of our strong commitment to safeguard children and young people. An enhanced criminal records check will be undertaken on the successful candidate. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.