Teaching Assistant with Breakfast Club Support

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Be committed to supporting individual children's social, moral, emotional and academic well-being
• Have an empathetic understanding of children's emotions and behaviour and actively seeks to remove barriers to learning
• Be patient, cheerful and understanding
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Be full of innovative ideas and strategies to adapt to daily challenges
• Communicate effectively with children, team members and the wider community
• Have the ability to use their own initiative and to work as part of a team
• Be calm, consistent and fair – ensuring that children are safe and happy
• Have experience working with Key Stage 2 pupils (preferred but not essential)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic person to join our friendly team and we would welcome someone who has a passion for working with children. We offer a supportive team environment and will support the right person in developing their skills through on the job training. We will consider individuals who have not worked in a school before but hold the relevant qualifications and skills detailed below.

The successful applicant should have excellent numeracy, literacy and communication skills and relevant qualifications ie 3 GCSE’s at Grades A-C or equivalent, including Maths and English.

What the school offers its staff

Medina Primary School are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and inclusive individual to work with our amazing pupils. If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working as a team player

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.