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Teaching Assistant

  • Job title: Teaching Assistant
  • School name:  Threlkeld Church of England Primary School
  • Address: Blease Road, Threlkeld, Westmorland & Furness, CA12 4RX
  • Telephone no: 01768 779680
  • Application closing date: Monday 25th November 2024
  • Start Date: Tuesday 6th January 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
  • Salary: Grade 5 (30hrs pro-rata, 40 weeks, £12.42 per hour)
  • Contract type: Temporary
  • Hours: 30 hours per week over 5 days.
  • Paid weeks per year: Term time only (38 weeks) plus two weeks.

The Executive Headteacher and Local Governing Body of Threlkeld CE Primary School, part of The Good Shepherd Trust are seeking to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic teaching assistant to support learning at this vibrant school. The role will involve both supporting an individual child, and at other times working with groups and other children within the class as directed by the class teacher.

We can offer an extremely friendly, caring and welcoming school community with fantastic children who are polite, well-behaved and extremely keen to learn and you would be joining a staff who are positive, friendly, hard-working and enjoy working together as a team, as well as a school with fantastic outdoor space and lots of outdoor learning opportunities.

We are looking for a person who: 

  • shows warmth and care in developing positive relationships with children;
  • is able to work as part of a supportive team and act on both initiative and specialist advice;
  • is enthusiastic and flexible with changes in daily routine.
  • Has a good understanding of, and a commitment to the protection and safeguarding of all children

Visits to the school are encouraged and are by appointment. To arrange a telephone conversation, book a visit or request an Application Packs please contact the Executive Headteacher, Wendy Kendall on 01768 779680 or via email: wendykendall@threlkeld.cumbria.sch.uk. 

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its pupils, engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Completed application forms should be returned via email only, marked for the attention of the Executive Headteacher – wendykendall@threlkeld.cumbria.sch.uk

Closing date:     Monday 25th November 2024 at 12noon

Interviews:       Friday 29th November 2024.

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The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of its pupils across its family of schools. The Trust engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful candidate will be required to hold, or undergo a suitable enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to school prior to the date of the interview. Applicants may be asked for further information about their criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service and DfE (where relevant) before your appointment is confirmed.

The school reserves the right to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online. 

NOTE: it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.