Educational Teaching Assistant - St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Birstall

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Primary Schools
St Patricks Catholic Primary Bir
1x 28.75 hours pw term time only
1
Nova Lane Birstall West Yorks. WF17 9LQ
Permanent
Grade 6
£13,210 - £14,298

We are looking for a pro-active, positive and high quality Teaching Assistant to join our school team at St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Birstall. We are a very successful Catholic primary school who are passionate about enabling our pupils to be the very best they can be, in a climate of high expectations and positive learning environments. We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference to the learning journey of every child they work with.

We offer you:

  • A passionate and dedicated team of staff committed to driving good or better progress for every child
  • An inclusive, caring environment with happy staff and happy children
  • Opportunities for continued professional development through high quality training and support

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Supportive to the Catholic ethos of the school or a practising Catholic
  • Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children
  • Motivated to learn and develop in both knowledge and skills with high expectations
  • A confident, pro-active person, quick to build good relationships with everyone in the

   school community and who is not afraid to ask for or act on advice

  • An excellent communicator in both verbal and written form
    • Flexible, with good use of initiative but who is also an effective team member
    • A positive role model to both children, staff and parents/carers

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.  Full employment checks will be completed.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to host visits to school due to the current pandemic however you are encouraged to visit our website and ring for a conversation with our Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher. Please contact our school office on 01924 423220 to request an application pack.

Deadline for applications: Friday 6th November at 11am

Shortlisting for interview: Monday 9th November

Interview day: Friday 13th November: Virtual interviews using Zoom will take place in the morning, times to be confirmed with invites. If you are successful at interview you will be invited to come to school to complete an observed activity with a small group of pupils in the afternoon (this will be in the hall at social distance wearing a face mask or face shield). Further information with the invite to interview.

06 November 2020, 11:00 AM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.