School: St. Mark's C of E Junior School (Junior)
Address: Robert Burns Avenue, Benhall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Title: Teaching Assistant - St. Mark's C of E Junior School
Grade: Grade 2 (pts 3) £24,027 pa pro rata
Allowances: (Not applicable)
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (Until 31/08/2026)
Closing Date: 04/07/2025
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date: 01/09/2025
Would you like to work in a motivating, rewarding and fulfilling school with engaging children that have a desire to challenge themselves to be the very best that they can be?
St Mark’s is a successful and popular Church of England school with a committed and professional team of staff who are dedicated to providing the very best opportunities for learning and development within an enriching, caring and Christian environment.
We live out our vision “Growing together, becoming all we are created to be” through our four key values of: Forgiveness, Aspire, Compassion and Engage.
The Governors of St Mark’s are currently seeking to appoint:
• A full time experienced and enthusiastic Grade 3 Teaching Assistant to work in Year 4 primarily but also across KS2. The position will be fixed term.
We seek professionals who are:
• Committed to supporting children to aspire in all aspects of school life
• Compassionate and calm
• Able to work on their own and as part of a team
• Can create engaging learning activities
• Happy, dedicated and can liaise professionally with outside agencies and parents
We offer:
• Motivated children who role model high standards of behaviour and willingness to learn
• A creative and highly skilled team of teachers and teaching assistants who work closely together provide an exciting and rich curriculum
• A very supportive and forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team who places professional development as a high priority
The successful candidates will:
• Provide and assess particular support for pupils, including those with special educational needs or disabilities, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Have experience in working with children with special educational needs
• Through planned interventions, make every effort to raise the attainment and progress of pupils you are working with.
• Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement, keeping up to date records as agreed with the SENDCo and Senior Leaders.
• Playground supervision and other supervision of pupils e.g. while travelling around the school grounds
• Be aware of the National Teaching Assistant Standards and use these to support your work.
• Regularly evaluate interventions being delivered, using baseline assessments where appropriate.
• Complete paperwork regarding interventions and individual children as requested.
• Plan and prepare small group activities.
If you would like to look around our school or for further details, please do not hesitate to contact the school office 01242 702280 or email admin@st-marks.gloucs.sch.uk. We would be delighted to hear from you.
Please find the full Job Description and Personal Specification on our school website: Staff Vacancies | St Mark's Church of England Junior School ( stmarksjunior.com ).
For the school’s Child Protection Policy and practices including the policy on employment of ex-offenders, please use the following link to our school website: Safeguarding | St Mark's Church of England Junior School ( stmarksjunior.com ).
Completed application forms should be emailed to admin@st-marks.gloucs.sch.uk. Interviews will be w/c 07/07/2025.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please click on the website link to the right of this advert - click on School Information and then on Vacanciesto apply.
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