Curridge Primary School

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Full or part time considered

Permanent, Term Time only plus up to 4 inset days

Grade C £24,027 - £24,790 (pro rata) per annum depending on qualifications and experience pro rata

Other opportunities including lunchtime duties and after school club are available

Starting as soon as possible

We are a fabulous small school in the woods with 96 children on roll.

We are looking for someone to join our friendly and supportive team who will show a willingness and enthusiasm to
work with children across the school in 1:1 or in small groups.

You will need an excellent level of numeracy and literacy.

We love to be outside and hope you do too –
our children and staff enjoy regular Forest School experiences.

What our staff say about working here:

I feel extremely fortunate to work at Curridge. Not only are the children a delight but my work colleagues are second to none. The Teaching Assistant role is always busy and can be demanding but with the unfailing support of the rest of the team, the work is always rewarding and achievable. I always feel like my voice is listened to, that my views are valued and that I am supported in what I want to achieve. This school is a little piece of heaven.

For more details or to apply please contact Mrs Melissa Brock (SBM):

finance@curridge.w-berks.sch.uk or 01635 200486

Closing date: 18^th October 2024

Interviews: 22^nd October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Curridge Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share these values. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. Successful candidates will be offered employment subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is integral to effective management in our school.  This school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks in line with safer recruitment procedures along with other relevant employment checks.

Parents and carers send their children to this school each day with the expectation that we will provide a secure environment in which their children can flourish. The governors and staff at Curridge Primary School will aim to ensure that this expectation becomes reality. In order to do this a wide range of measures are put in place through the implementation of safeguarding policies, including the school’s Child Protection Policy, which is in line with West Berkshire Council’s Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, available under the ‘policies’ tab . At least one member of our recruitment panels are trained in safer recruitment to ensure that unsuitable people are prevented from working with our children. We recognise that all matters relating to safeguarding suitability checks are confidential. It is vital that we identify children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm and take appropriate action, with the aim of making sure that they are kept safe both at home and in the education setting. Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare.  We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.