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Teaching and Learning Assistant - St John's CE Primary School, Trent Vale

Employer
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6SB
Salary
Level 4 £23,114 - £24,294 pro rata pay award pending
Closing date
7 Nov 2024

Job Details

32.5 Hours (6.5 hours per day)

1 x Permanent Post, 1 x Post Fixed term 

 

The headteacher and governors of St. John’s CE (A) Primary School are looking to appoint two enthusiastic and experienced Teaching and Learning Assistants to start as soon as possible.  One post will be permanent and the other fixed term until July 2025, but with the view to extend this post if the budget allows us into the next academic year.  The successful candidate will be working alongside a team of dedicated staff to support the teaching and learning at St John’s.

We believe the qualities that our support staff bring are essential in ensuring our children flourish.

 

We are looking for someone who: 

  • Has an enthusiastic outlook and is prepared to work hard to overcome barriers for our children. 
  • Is flexible in meeting the wide range of needs across the key stages to strengthen and support our pupils.
  • Is a committed team player who has positive values and a professional attitude.
  • Is able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school.
  • Is invested to their own professional development.

 

We can offer you:

  • A supportive and friendly team and committed children and families.
  • A commitment to your professional development.
  • A fantastic learning environment with extensive outdoor provision opportunities.

More information can be found in the attached job description.

St. John’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role. We also need to inform you that a social media check will be undertaken in relation to you.   Our Whole School Safeguarding Policy which incorporates Child Protection, can be found on our school website.

We invite candidates from a range of educational backgrounds who will share our vision and passion for education and our Christian ethos.

 

For such a key teaching position in our school we welcome visits prior to application. Please email recruitment@stjohnscea.org.uk or telephone 01782 238889 to book a convenient time to visit.

Applications close and Shortlisting:   9am Thursday 7th November 2024

Return all applications to recruitment@stjohnscea.org.uk

Interviews: Monday 18th November 2024.   

 

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About us

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a unitary authority employing approximately 4,600 staff who deliver 700 services to more than 260,000 residents. Our city comprises of six towns: Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall. We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. We have undergone significant changes over the last few years. New ways of working have already transformed many service areas and we are determined to continue to develop more innovative approaches to ensure that we can maximise the benefits of transformation.

Our city

Although the 13th largest city in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent is rapidly outstripping a number of parts of the country with our economic growth and recovery.

Stoke-on-Trent is a city with a strong sense of civic pride - we’ve been voted the kindest city in the UK – and a place where you’ll receive a hugely warm welcome. We have a rich and diverse culture, steeped in our prestigious industrial heritage as the celebrated ‘world capital of ceramics’. But we don’t just want to celebrate our proud past – we firmly believe that Stoke-on-Trent’s best years are ahead of it. We are determined to raise aspirations and match them with high-quality education and health provision, as well as improved opportunities to secure fulfilling and well-paid work. Through uniting social and economic opportunities, we are maximising the full power of the city council as a secure and steadfast institution within the city.

Rewards and benefits

When you work for Stoke-on-Trent City Council you’ll be helping to improve the lives and wellbeing of our residents. We’ll provide you with support, learning opportunities and flexible working options and some amazing benefits including; a competitive salary, generous holidays, an excellent defined local authority benefit pension scheme, annual leave purchase scheme, cycle to work schemes just to name a few. We also have access to lifestyle benefits which offer a wide range of discounts such as family days out, travel, retail and many more.

Our commitment to you

Vibrancy and diversity are two of Stoke-on-Trent’s greatest assets. A city founded on creative endeavour should value and celebrate the multitude of voices, ideas and identities that shape its culture. We are committed to creating a culture which is truly inclusive, where all staff feel valued, listened to, supported and able to do their work to the best of their abilities at all times. And we must ensure that our decisions and policies nurture and empower communities across our city and do not inadvertently disadvantage groups and individuals that we want to help to thrive.

Our approach to Equality and Diversity is an invitation to all our communities to work with and for us so we can continue to improve how we deliver services residents need.

Our employee networks are inclusive, open forums for colleagues with similar lived experiences. They allow staff to meet, support and mentor each other, alongside being a voice for under-represented groups to advise and support the organisation when developing policies and services.

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Telephone
01782 238189
Location
Stoke on Trent City Council
Civic Centre
Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 1HH
United Kingdom

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