Teaching Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor - Alverton Primary School

About The Role:

We are looking to appoint a part-time Teaching Assistant to work every day, including lunchtimes.  The TA role will be from 8.30am-12.15pm every day – 18.75 hours per week, term time only, 38 working weeks (43.699 paid weeks) per year and is paid at TPAT Point 4 (24,408 pa, pro rata). The successful candidate will also be employed as a Lunchtime Supervisor for one hour each day. This role is from 12.15-1.15pm – 5 hours per week, term time only, 38 working weeks (43.699 paid weeks) per year and is paid at TPAT Point 1 (£24,313 pa, pro rata).

The role would start as soon as possible and is a fixed term contract until 31st August 2026 in the first instance.

 This is an exciting opportunity to join our successful, hard-working and friendly team.

 About You:

The successful applicant must:

•          have the ability to work as part of our team;

•          maintain, form and develop positive and strong professional relationships within the learning community as a whole;

•          show a high level of commitment to, and enthusiasm for, the role;

•          be able to empathise with the needs of the children;

•          be able to support pupils with strategies to help them communicate, develop within their play and become independent learners

•          have energy, flexibility and drive;

•          have high expectations for themselves and their pupils.

When writing your application please refer to this advert and to the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job specification.

Benefits of Working with Us:

As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits and a message for potential candidates from our Chair of the Board of Trustees can be found here.

How to Apply and Further Info:

To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying are within the subject title of the email.

Please note we do not accept CV's.

The closing date for receiving applications is Monday 29th September.

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Nichola Smith, Headteacher on 01736 364087.

Interviews to be held on Friday 3rd October.

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.