Havering Schools Jobs
Class Teaching Assistant
- Employer: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Reference: SCH/25/301450
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
St Mary’s Lane
Upminster
Essex RM14 2QB
Tel: 01708 220277
Email: office@st-josephs.havering.sch.uk
Class Teaching Assistant
Hours: 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (8:45am - 3:15pm)
Salary: Scale 2 pt 3-4 (FTE £27,729 - £28,125 p.a.). Pro rata salary of £18,199 - £18,459 p.a.
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
St Joseph’s is a joyful community which follows the example of Jesus, helping, accepting and respecting everyone, as we learn and grow together, safe in His love.
At St Joseph’s we provide a supportive and happy environment in which to work. All our staff are highly motivated and committed to ensuring that every child reaches their full potential.
Upminster is a lovely place to work with a very attractive town centre. There are easy connections to London from Upminster Station which is a pleasant short walk from the school.
The successful candidate will:
The role is primarily supporting children in class and in intervention groups, within and outside the classroom setting. The successful applicant will be flexible, versatile and have experience of supporting children in a school setting.
- be enthusiastic, confident, committed and able to show initiative;
- be experienced in supporting pupils at all levels of ability and ages;
- be able to support children both academically and with social and personal needs;
- be an effective communicator with pupils and staff;
- enjoy working as part of a wider team;
- possess good literacy and numeracy skills;
- have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with pupils, treating them with respect and consideration;
The successful applicant will work under the guidance of the SENCO/Headteacher, and the class teacher, but also be able to show initiative.
St Joseph’s can offer you:
- a caring, warm and friendly school with happy, well-behaved and highly motivated children;
- excellent professional development opportunities;
- a two-form entry primary school with supportive colleagues.
Please contact the school office in order to arrange a visit to our school.
Please apply, by completing and attaching the forms (application and supplementary forms) to personnel@st-josephs.havering.sch.uk
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: Monday 27th January 2025 12:00 (noon)
Interviews: Monday 3rd February 2025
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks. References will be sought and the successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure + Barring Service Check.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please apply, by completing and attaching the forms (application and supplementary forms) to personnel@st-josephs.havering.sch.uk