Nurture Room Teaching Assistant

Durham County Council
Full Time
Bowburn
£24,404 - £25,183 pro rata
Posted 2 days ago

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Nurture Room Teaching Assistant Grade 3 £24,404 - £25,183 pro rata Full Time, Term Time Only + 2 weeks Temporary - required as soon as possible until 31st August 2025 (with the potential to be extended) The head teacher and governors of Bowburn Primary School and Nursery are seeking to appoint an outstanding, enthusiastic and committed teaching assistant to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in our Nurture Room provision for children from Y1-Y6. The successful candidate will: Hold a relevant Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification Have high expectations when supporting teaching and learning Be experienced in working within KS1 and KS2 Build good working relationships with both pupils and adults Have very good literacy and numeracy skills Deliver intervention programmes to individual and small groups of children Demonstrate the ability to use ICT effectively to support learning Knowledge of therapeutic and SEND approaches would be beneficial, but full training will be provided to support the role. Calculation of term time only plus two weeks' pay Term time only plus two additional weeks' pay is calculated on the basis of the following: • Number of 'teaching' weeks - 38 weeks; plus • Public (bank) holidays - 1.6 weeks (8 days); plus • Two additional weeks, inclusive of CPD - 2 weeks; plus • Individual leave entitlement - 5.4 weeks (27 days) or 6.4 weeks (32 days) Individual leave entitlement is calculated on the length of continuous service. Employees with less than 5 years' service will receive 27 days annual leave. Employees with more than 5 years' service will receive 32 days annual leave. For example: Calculation for employees with less than 5 years' service: 40 weeks (term time plus 2) + 27 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 47 weeks' pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments Calculation for employees with more than 5 years' service: 40 weeks (term time plus 2) + 32 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 48 weeks' pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and are available on the 8th January 2025 at 4pm. Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. Closing date: 10th January 2025 at 12 noon Interview date: 15th January 2025 Please return completed applications to the school. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required. Bowburn Primary School, Crowtrees Lane, Bowburn, Durham, DH5 6FP Tel; 0191 3730622 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bowburnprimary.co.uk

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