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1:1 Teaching Assistant - 1-1-teaching-assistant-st-john

Bristol

Job role

• Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 23 hours per week, TTO

Contract type

Fixed term - until 31/07/2025

Actual salary

£13,062.58 - £13,269.66 actual pro rata salary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?

Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued?

Join us!

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.

Your Role in Building Brighter Futures

As a Teaching Assistant 1:1 at St Johns C of E Primary School, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.

As Teaching Assistant 1:1 you will be responsible forsupporting pupils in the classroom which may at times involve 1:1 support and at playtimes. We would want to appoint a flexible and dedicated professional with classroom experience. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached. You will be working alongside the class teacher to provide a high standard of support and will need to be able to plan, deliver and monitor work to meet the needs of the children.

What You’ll Bring to Futura

We are looking for a flexible and dedicated Teaching Assistant who possesses:

• A variety of communication skills to respond to the needs of the children.
• Empathy and understanding children's individual learning abilities.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with children who have ASD.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with children who have communication and interaction difficulties.
• An understanding of the National Curriculum for KS1 and KS2
• Patience and a good sense of humour
• Flexibility
• Willing to go the extra mile for the children in their care.
• Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.
• Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer to Support Your Growth

• Professional Growth:Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
• Wellbeing Support:Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
• Comprehensive Benefits:Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
• Sustainability Commitment:Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
• Inclusive Culture:A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.

Application Deadline:19/01/2025 @ 23:59

Interviews are likely to be held soon thereafter.

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.

Futura Learning Partnership is Committed to Safeguarding:

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your existing/most recent employer and completed by a Headteacher/appropriate senior manager/HR Lead, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

Equal Opportunities:

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is treated fairly. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to supporting our staff to achieve their full potential.

Safeguarding StatementSt John's Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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STJ JD and PS (1).docx - 59.3 KB (opens in new tab)Futura-Recruitment-Pack-October-2024 (2).pdf - 926 KB (opens in new tab)

Closing date for applications: 19-01-2025

Salary: £13,062.58 - £13,269.66 actual pro rata salary

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