Guestling Bradshaw CE Primary School

Teaching Assistant

Guestling Bradshaw CE Primary School is a warm and welcoming, school set between Hasting and Rye.  We have a strong emphasis on care and respect with a dedicated team of staff who strive to instil our Christian values in all aspects of school life. We are dedicated to preparing our pupils for life-long learning by supporting them to be resilient, enthusiastic, collaborative, respectful and independent learners. We want our children to grow up caring about the world, feeling a valued part of it and knowing they have a contribution to make.

We are looking for an energetic person who is self-motivated, adaptable and positive about providing opportunities for all our children to flourish and grow.

The role is varied in the support you would provide for our children, and will vary from taking small groups, working with individual children or supporting the whole class.

We also appreciate the value of continuity from Teaching Assistant Role to Midday Supervisory Assistant role, in supporting our children therefore this vacancy will include lunchtime duties.

The successful candidate will:

•  Compassionate and patient, with a good sense of fun.

•  Be intuitive and responsive to the needs of the pupils.

•  Have excellent communication skills.

•  Have an interest in working with children with SEND, particularly those with ASD

•  Demonstrate the ability to provide consistent, calm and nurturing support whilst maintaining clear behavioural boundaries.

•  Be able to use initiative and make professional judgements related to pupil learning to ensure pupil dysregulation, stress and anxiety are managed effectively. 

•  Have bundles of enthusiasm and creativity, with a desire to nurture a love of learning in all our children.

•  Be highly organised and forward thinking.

•  Be passionate about making learning fun, relevant, enjoyable and challenging. 

•  Support the teachers in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment.

We can offer you a supportive and professional working environment where there will be opportunities to develop and further your expertise. You will work alongside a friendly and enthusiastic team who are committed to ensuring our pupils develop a love of learning and have the confidence to embrace new challenges.

Please contact the school to arrange a visit or request an application form, or this can be downloaded from our website.

The application closing date is Tuesday 3^rd September 2024

We aim to hold interviews on the week beginning Monday 9^th September 2024

Please note: Shortlisted candidates will be informed by telephone as soon as possible after shortlisting has been completed.

Interview date - To be confirmed - week beginning the 9th September 2024