teaching assistant Norwich, England
Job description
Colman Federation
Colman Junior School
South Park Avenue, Norwich, NR4 7AU
Colman Infant School
Colman Road, Norwich, NR4 7AW
Executive Headteacher: Catherine Wright
Tel: 01603 508530
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.colmanfederation.co.uk
- Salary – TA, Scale D – £11.18 – £11.38 per hour and MSA, Scale A - £10.59 per hour
- Temporary Initial 1 year contract, with possibility of extension
- Part time
- TA, 27.5 and MSA 2.5 hours per week
- Term time + 1 week
- Required for September 2023
Do you believe that ‘Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be?’ Then you could be the person we are looking for to join the Colman Federation and support our diverse and inclusive schools to ensure that every child is supported in their educational journey.
Colman Federation in Norwich is seeking skilled teaching assistants to join our amazing schools. These roles are available due to the successful progression of existing teaching assistants to teacher training. Working hours - Working hours – 8.50 am to 3.20pm (with 40 mins unpaid breaks across day).
The roles will initially be based at Colman Junior school but as all staff are appointed to Federation contract you should be willing to work in the future in any year group from Reception to Year 6.
Your day may include individual and small group intervention, providing learning support in classrooms during lessons, helping the teachers in your year group to prepare resources or supporting pastoral needs/behaviour. Everything we do in our schools is built around our three Colman rights: The right to be safe; The right to dignity and respect; and The right to learn. These are our expectations of our staff and pupils in order to help us to provide a happy, safe and engaging environment for all.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have a love of learning
- Work well as part of team
- Model positive relationship in their interactions with others (pupils, staff and parents)
- Be committed to ensuring the right of every child to be included, accepted, and valued
- Be able use their own initiative but also understand the importance of following school policies/procedures.
- Understand the importance of safeguarding.
- See Job Descriptions for more details.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Michelle Leared – School Business Manager 01603 508530.
How to apply
Job descriptions are available from 'Attachments'.
To download an application form, please select the orange ‘Apply for job’ button and enter your details.
Completed forms should either be returned by email to – [email protected] or by post to the Junior School (address as above)
Closing date: 7 August 2023
Interview date: TBC
This federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
