Primary School Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Primary School Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Location:       St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Off Pickering Green, Harlow Green, Gateshead, NE9 7HX

Grade:          Grade E, SCP 8-11 (£24,702 – £25,979 per annum) pro rata

Hours:          37 hours per week, fixed term until 27/04/2025, Term Time Only (39 weeks per annum)

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School is proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland, and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest Catholic Education Trust in the North East of England and will have a family of 48 schools, with 1,900 staff. This is an exciting time to join our supportive and growing team.

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant (Level 3) to join our team. At St Anne’s we truly value the importance of the work carried out by our Teaching Assistants. We live our mission daily, working together, in faith learning and love. This allows us to be a key part of the local community. Whilst St Anne’s is temporarily closed owing to RAAC, this post will be based at St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School in Wrekenton, as this is where our Reception class are currently being taught in our own section of the school. We are hoping to return to our St Anne’s site during the summer term.

We are keen to appoint a helpful and independent Teaching Assistant, who will enjoy working with our lovely children. The role is currently needed within Reception, however we anticipate the successful candidate will also appreciate the need for flexibility on occasions.

The successful applicant will benefit from:

• Working within a supportive and professional team
• Be nurtured by our Trust Education Team
• Term Time Only working
• A suite of continuous professional development opportunities
• A range of Trust employee benefits
• Being a key part of the local community and St Anne’s family.

You will:

• Have experience of planning and delivering age-appropriate activities/interventions
• Be able to follow instructions given by the class teacher
• Be approachable and kind to our children
• Enjoy being part of a team, who do our very best for our children
• Be a team player and able to work collaboratively with all school staff
• Have experience of supporting children with SEN

For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website  http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.

Closing date:               Sunday 4^th February 2024

Interview date:            Thursday 8^th February 2024

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.