St. Peter’s Church of England Primary School

Church Lane, Hixon

Staffordshire, ST18 0PS

T: 01889 270233 | E: office@st-peters-hixon.staffs.sch.uk

Required for January 2021

KS2 Teaching Assistant (Fixed Term Contract until end of school year)

Salary:  £3,735 pay award pending

Scale: Grade 3

Hours: 15 hours per week (Mornings only), Term time only

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 21^st July 2021.

Start Date: 4^th January 2021 to 21^st July 2021

Location:  St. Peter’s Church of England Primary School, Church Lane, Hixon, ST18 0PS.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated teaching assistant to join our ambitious and highly dedicated school team from January 2021. At St. Peter’s we are driven to create an exceptional learning experience for every child; we are committed to securing the very best educational standards, removing barriers for learning in order to continually open doors for our pupils through learning, faith and care. 

The successful candidate will:

• be an enthusiastic, proactive and highly skilled classroom support practitioner; 
• support our belief that every child has the right to the best possible learning experience;
• be committed to nurturing and growing learners as individuals;
• be flexible in their approach, and able to think creatively about how to get the best out of learners they work with;
• have high aspirations for every child in our school, and strive to ensure that every second of their learning adventure is magical, memorable and of the highest possible standard;
• uphold the school’s Christian values and support the school’s distinct Christian ethos.
• be committed to their own professional learning and development;
• be able to contribute and support the school's continual drive for better and to achieve more than we dreamed possible.

We offer:

A wonderful opportunity to work within a small and highly supportive school

• environment which is committed to you and your professional development.
• The opportunity to become part of a church school family who work together to open doors with learning, faith and care.
• Well behaved leaners who are enthusiastic about their learning and always strive to do their best.

This post is open to those new to the role as well as those with more experience and prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the school in order to join an informal virtual meeting to find out more about the role and ask any questions you may have. Please contact Ms. Rowe in the school office for more information on (01889) 270233 or via email on office@st-peters-hixon.staffs.sch.uk

St. Peter’s Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require candidates to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions on their application forms.

Closing date: Friday 11^th December 2020 at 9am.

Shortlisting date: Friday 11^th December 2020, after this date successful applicants will be contacted and invited to attend the school for formal interview and selection activities during week commencing Monday 14^th December 2020.

To apply for this position please access the recruitment documents below and return completed applications to office@st-peters-hixon.staffs.sch.uk