Teaching and Learning Support Assistant

Overview

Are you an enthusiastic person who enjoys supporting children to achieve their very best? Are you hard working and enjoy working as part of a team, as well as individually? Are you good at taking the initiative?

St Paul’s is a happy, thriving, two form entry, primary school in Dorking. Central to our vision is a strong sense of community, where staff, children and families work together, to nurture a lifelong love of learning. We are a highly inclusive school that strives for the best outcomes, for all of our children. Our staff team is a supportive, highly motivated and caring team, who support each other and the children alike.

We are looking for a Teaching and Learning Support Assistant to join our team. Your role will be to support one, or a group of children, as part of a team of support staff across the school.

The teacher and learning support assistant will:

• support individual or small groups of children to achieve learning goals within the national curriculum;
• work as part of a team of support staff across the school;
• take initiative and adapt to the needs of pupils and classes;
• support the development of groups or individual children;
• collaborate with children and adults to maintain a positive learning environment.

The ideal candidate will be organized
, flexible
, enjoy working with and supporting children, be able to prioritise, and be able to demonstrate that they can assist to develop groups or individual children, understand the national curriculum, and work with children and adults alike. Previous experience of working with a child who has Special Educational Needs is preferable, but not essential.

The pay is FTE £24,141 and this will be pro-rata’d according to the hours that you work. The role will be term time plus some inset days, from 08:45 to 15:25
, Monday to Friday
.

Applicants will be selected for interview based on their applications and how well they have demonstrated they meet the requirements of the person specification.

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 9th July at 11:00am
.

We actively encourage those who are interested, so come and see our school. If you would like to do this, please contact the school office.

Thank you for your interest in our school.