About the role
TEACHING ASSISTANT – LEVEL 4 pay scale (£24,496 to £25,878 pro rata – subject to pay award)
We are looking for a well-qualified professional who is passionate about the education of children to join our successful school as soon as possible, working as a team alongside our other Level 4 Teaching Assistant to deliver planned teacher absence (paired year group timetabled PPA release) and unplanned teacher absence across the whole school.
The post is for 32.5 hours per week (Monday to Thursday, 8.30 am to 4.00 pm, Friday 8.40 am to 3.45 pm) term time only, plus five training days.
We are a two form entry primary school with extended school facilities. We are seeking a fun, forward thinking practitioner who will inspire our imaginative children to achieve their full potential.
Applicants should be able to bring new and exciting ideas to the school, be highly motivated and have a commitment to ensuring pupil progress.
We have enthusiastic children, supportive parents and governors, as well as positive engagement with other local schools and the wider community.
You will be part of a friendly, helpful, hardworking team based in a well-resourced building in the developing town of Cambourne.
There is timetabled preparation time available and there is a strong commitment to continuing professional development.
There are many opportunities to contribute to the ongoing development of the school.
We had our Ofsted Inspection in November 2018 where the school was judged as good. The Inspector found that “Children have positive attitudes to learning” and “Good relationships between pupils and with adults contribute to pupils’ strong progress”.
The Inspector also stated that “Staff are proud to work at the school and want the very best for the pupils that they teach”.
Monkfield Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The above post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please call for an application pack.
CV applications will not be considered.
Closing date: 28th February2024 at 9.30 am. Interview date: 7th March 2024
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Jacqueline Durrant on 01954 273377 or office@monkfieldpark.cambs.sch.uk
To apply, please visit: Monkfield Park Primary School - Vacancies
What will you be doing?
Covering PPA release for teachers, covering unplanned cover for teachers, delivering intervention groups with children (currently EAL is a focus).
To deliver planned teacher absence (paired year group timetabled PPA release) and unplanned teacher absence across the whole school, deliver intervention groups.
About you
GCSE Maths and English (A*-C/9-4), experience of supervising a class of children in the absence of a class teacher, knowledge of a range of strategies for managing behaviour when supervising a class, experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
