KS2 Teaching Assistants

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Working Pattern: Monday - Fri 8.30 am to 3.30pm

Start Date: Post one - from beginning of summer term 2025

At Shelton Juniors, we are a supportive family. We pride ourselves on working together to provide the very best possible support for our children's emotional wellbeing, welfare and learning in order to help them to be the best they can be and to prepare them for KS3 and beyond. The Governors are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our skilled team supporting classroom literacy and numeracy learning, and group and 1:1 intervention work. Experience of delivering published intervention programmes would be desirable. We welcome applications from TAs with SEN experience. Applicants must be a qualified Teaching Assistant.

You must be prepared to support in any of our KS2 classes. You will enjoy the challenge and reward of working with our lovely children some of whom experience learning difficulties and you will be enthusiastic and dedicated as you guide and support them in their learning journey.

We can offer the successful applicant the opportunity to work with polite and hard-working children in a friendly and welcoming environment that is dedicated to staff development and works well in partnership with parents.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share in this. The successful candidate will therefore require an enhanced DBS clearance.

For further details please contact Karen Dixson, School Business Manager, on 01332 701212.

Completed applications and a covering letter should be emailed to [email protected]

Closing date for applications is, Thursday 9^th January 2025 (applications submitted after this date will not be accepted.)

Interviews will take place on in the week beginning Monday 13^th January 2025 at school.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.