Teaching and Learning Assistant

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Walton Holymoorside Primary School is situated in a pleasant and attractive environment, with extensive grounds and a relatively new school building. It benefits from a helpful and active Parent, Staff Association (PSA) who regularly undertake fundraising activities for the school. Alongside this, there is a well-informed and talented set of School Champions (Local Governing Board) who provide ‘critical friendship’ in their role. These constructive and productive working relationships at Champions Board level have ensured that Senior Leaders and staff are fully supported in their role, as well as appropriately challenged to bring about the best educational opportunities for all of the pupils within the school.

We are seeking to employ 1 x Teaching Assistant to work with a child with additional needs. This will be on a temporary basis until the end of the current Academic Year.

Working Pattern

25 hours per week (Derbyshire pay Grade 7 pt 8 to 11 depending on level of experience)

Monday to Friday, 39 weeks per year (working pattern will be 8.30am- 1.30pm)

Context

The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.

We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.

Why do we exist?

Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future.

• Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.
• Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.
• Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect.

How will we act?

We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;

Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)

Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)

Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)

Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)

Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)

Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)

Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity) 

What is our strategy?

 We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust;

• Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools
• Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity
• Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children

Walton Holymoorside School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Walton Holymoorside School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership. 

Please do not apply using The Derbyshire County Council Website.

Please apply following the link below

https://www.mynewterm.com/jobs/147120/EDV-2023-WHPS-64345

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.