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At St Ignatius Catholic Primary School, we believe that all children should be given the opportunity to excel. We value the development of the whole child and strive to uphold our Catholic ethos by instilling the importance of service to the common good. We are a friendly, supportive team who put the needs of our children first and currently have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant. This is a 1 year fixed term position from 1 September 2025 - 31 August 2026.
The successful candidate will be positive, caring and passionate about working with children, and will be committed to upholding our school aims of Excellence, Unity, and Service. You will need strong communication skills to liaise with staff and parents, and be prepared to support the needs of the children.
Hours: 30 hours per week, for 38.6 weeks a year (term time plus some INSET days). To be worked: 08:30 to 15:00 Monday to Friday with a 30 minute unpaid break. Pay scale: Surrey S3 £23,576 FTE (£16,553 actual based on 30 hours)
Key responsibilities:
1. Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children attending the school.
2. Liaise with the Special Educational Needs Coordinator regarding application of school policy to support children.
3. Have particular regard to the individual needs of each child in the class and ensure early intervention is of the highest priority, to ensure children are school ready.
4. Carry out intervention work with class/specific pupils as set out by the SENDCo/Class Teacher.
5. Support the teacher to set clear targets, based on prior attainment, for children’s learning.
6. Support the teacher in providing a stimulating classroom environment, where resources can be accessed appropriately by all children.
7. Keep appropriate, accurate and efficient records as requested by the teacher to support with children’s learning and well-being.
8. Support the teacher to organise resources for the the class and consider any further resource needs and their effective placement.
9. Support the teacher to build effective relationships with parents reporting on the development, progress and attainment of children through parent discussions.
10. Support the teacher to maintain good order and discipline amongst children, in accordance with the school's behaviour policy.
11. Support the teacher to implement supportive and sympathetic settling in procedures for new children, including taking on a key person approach.
12. Support children to develop independence and self-help skills ensuring intimate care policies are followed.
13. Attend training and keep up to date with changes to welfare requirements, child protection procedures and safeguarding, ensuring understanding and implementation.
If you are interested in the position, we encourage you to contact us to discuss further, and if possible visit the school to meet our great team and fantastic children, by contacting the school office. Please note that, as part of the interview you will taking a basic numeracy and literacy skills test online.
Safeguarding Statement
St. Ignatius Catholic Primary School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. To achieve our commitment we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All appointments are made subject to an enhanced DBS (old CRB), satisfactory references and qualifications checks.