Teaching Assistant/HLTA - Cuddington and Dinton Church of England School
Location: Cuddington
Overview
Cuddington and Dinton C of E school is a split site school with 181 pupils across the school. In both sites, we are very much part of village life. We pride ourselves on our nurturing approach to education where the individual needs of the children are always met. The curriculum provides exciting learning experiences for the children both in and out of school. We are looking for a full time Teaching Assistant however the position may be suited to a HLTA so there are two job descriptions available on our website.
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Range 2 or 3 Depending on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 30.83
Closing date: 13/01/2025 16:00
Interviews to be held: Wednesday 15th January
About us
At Cuddington and Dinton Church of England School we strive to ensure that the school provides the best possible primary education for all our pupils. Parents, staff and governors work together with the support of the church and our communities for the wellbeing and development of all our children in a Christian environment.
Website: www.cuddingtonanddintonschool.co.uk
About the role
Duties:
• Prepare work and activities with children in advance, in accordance with the objectives set by the teacher
• Communicate/liaise with the class teacher
• Support teaching and learning in partnership with the class teacher
• Help children in individual and collaborative study skills
• Work with children with varying degrees of learning difficulties
• Give children feedback on their achievements and progress
• Help ensure that children adhere to the school’s behaviour policy
• Supervise lunch daily for ½ hour
We are looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant who can work across the school. The successful candidate will have recent successful experience of working in KS2, ideally having supported children with and EHCP. They will be familiar with working with children to support learning across the curriculum, including delivering small group interventions to close the gap in literacy and mathematics.
About you
Qualifications
• GCSE grade C or above English and Maths or equivalent
• Computer literate
• A relevant qualification in Early Years Childcare and/or Education
Previous Experience
• Experience of working with children
• Experience of working in a primary school with children across key stages
• Previous experience as a teaching assistant
• Experience of working with children with special educational needs
Professional Skills
• Prepared to undertake in-service training in order to increase knowledge, skills and keep abreast of educational developments
• Able to establish positive and constructive relationships with children, staff and parents
• Work under the direction of others and as part of a team
• The ability to use own initiative
• Positive attitude towards school/pride in work
Knowledge
• Child development and the ways in which children learn • Safeguarding and child protection
• Behaviour management strategies
• SEN Code of practice
Personal qualities
• Flexible approach to work
• Awareness of the importance of confidentiality
• Good attendance record
• A good sense of humour and a ‘can do’ attitude
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01844 291206
Email: [email protected]
Cuddington and Dinton C of E School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This means that we have a Child Protection Policy and procedures in place which we refer
to in our prospectus. Parents and carers are welcome to read the Policy on request or on
our website.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies
when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about
our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe
that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
