Teaching Assistant

HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT – PPA COVER 17 HOURS (OVER 2 ½ DAYS)

FROM January 2025 (Two Terms)           

Part time – temporary.

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and experienced higher level teaching assistant to provide PPA release time to teachers.                                            

Kingsmead Primary School is a successful and popular school housed in an award-winning building, designed around principles of sustainability and care for the environment. We have a supportive and experienced staff who support new members of our team and leaders and governors committed to your professional development.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about learning and teaching, who understands the importance of educating the whole child. At Kingsmead, we aim to achieve high standards in core subjects within a broad, balanced and enriched curriculum. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations, encouraging pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities.  

IMPORTANT DATES: Opportunity to visit the school for a tour –– 7^th November 2024 @ 2pm and 4pm.

CLOSING DATE - Friday 22^nd November 2024

Longlist/Shortlist – 25^th November 2024

Interview day – Friday 29^th November 2024             

All applications received will be treated equally and without favour. We welcome applications from people currently under-represented in school: men, people from the LGBT community and some minority ethnic groups.

Kingsmead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Child safer recruitment procedures operate and all offers of employment are subject to references and an Enhanced DBS check for all applicants. 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Please note an online search will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your interest in this post and wish you well in your application. Please contact Mrs Sam Taylor, our school business manager at bursar@kingsmead.cheshire.sch.uk or 01606 800170 for further information or visit the school website on www.kingsmead.cheshire.sch.uk and click Information then Vacancies/Working With Us You are welcome to contact the Headteacher Mrs Rutter-Brown should you wish to discuss the post further.