Teaching Assistant – Level 4 (CRB)*

Required from March 2012.

OfSTED July 2011: ‘In this friendly, safe and welcoming setting, pupils demonstrate good attitudes to learning and behave well. The school works effectively in partnership with others, including with parents and carers’.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Level 4 practitioner to work with groups of pupils in Foundation Stage, Key Stages 1 and 2 and to provide PPA cover for the class teachers of Years 4 and 6.

We would like you to:

1. Have the ability to assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning.
2. Be able to establish productive working relationships with pupils, act as a role model, set high expectations, promote independence and recognise/reward achievement of self-reliance.
3. Deliver learning activities to pupils within an agreed system of supervision, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs.
4. Work within an established discipline policy to anticipate and manage behaviour constructively, promoting self-control and independence.
5. Be able to use ICT effectively to support learning activities and develop pupils’ competence in its use.
6. Effectively contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of our school.

An opportunity to visit the school will be available on Thursday 16 February 2012. Please telephone the school to make an appointment.

For an informal discussion about this post or to obtain an application pack, please contact Mrs K Storer (Administration Manager) at the school or to apply on line please visit www.hullcc.gov.uk/jobs

All applications MUST be submitted on the CES Form – CVs or Hull City Council forms will not be accepted. Applications should be returned to Mrs S Wass, Headteacher at the school.

Interviews: 9 March

St Thomas More RC VA Primary School
St Thomas More Road
Elgar Road
Hull
HU4 7NP
Headteacher: Mrs Sue Wass
Tel: 01482 354093
Fax: 01482 507657
E-mail: admin@st-thomasmore.hull.sch.uk
Website: www.st-thomasmore.hull.org.uk

An offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

St Thomas More RC VA 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 School are fully committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and seeks to achieve a workforce which reflects the diversity of the community it serves.