Teaching Assistant 2

Location: Arboretum Primary School

Hours: 35 hrs per week (Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri to Weds)

Contract type: Fixed term, 39 weeks per year (term time + 5 Inset days)

Start date: As soon as possible

End date: February **** or when maternity leave ends if sooner

Interview: Friday 27th February ****

Is your passion supporting primary age children with varied ability levels? Are you looking for an exciting new role within a large, popular and thriving inner city school? If so, and you can demonstrate that you are passionate about maximising our children's learning potential, then this role could be for you.

This is an exciting role for the right person to join our large, friendly and incredibly dedicated team of teaching assistants, supporting teaching staff and pupils across our School. We require a qualified and experienced teaching assistant to provide cover for a maternity leave. The successful candidate will ideally have recent experience within KS1 and KS2 phases with a strong working knowledge of phase curriculums.

The role requires a CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Teaching.

• A commitment to continued professional development;
• A friendly working environment which supports and enhances our vision and ethos;
• Employee Assistance Programme;
• Local Government Pension Scheme.

Arboretum Primary School is a proud member of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) and enjoys a positive relationship with a team of professionals providing effective support in school improvement and operations. Arboretum is a happy place to be. Our school is full of laughter, care and love; where each child is respected as the unique individual that they are.

At Arboretum we underpin all of our work with the school's values of 'Ready, Respectful and Safe'. Our priority is to deliver high quality teaching and learning whilst at the same time providing rich and enjoyable learning experiences. We aim to provide a safe, happy and healthy environment in which all children are encouraged to be creative, confident and enquiring individuals. We want our children to be successful, to love learning and to move onto the next stage of their education with the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable them to thrive. We have high expectations of our children; we will expect and support them to 'Reach for the Stars'.

We are a large 625 place primary (which includes 32 children in our 2 year old unit and 60 in our 3 year old nursery), with a rich, ethnic mix of delightful and well-behaved children. We have a modern school that sits in large attractive grounds. We pride ourselves on our caring ethos and the value we place in our dedicated and friendly staff teams. We are a popular school, and have a waiting list for most year groups.

DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions. DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, completion of a probationary period, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act **** and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act **** (Exceptions) Order **** (as amended in **** and ****). Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.

We warmly invite prospective candidates to visit the school to find out more about us and the role. To register your interest, call the school office or email.