Teaching Assistant - Whitley Abbey Primary School

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

What is the job role?

For everyone to be valued, safe and happy.

To nurture mental and physical health of everyone through our character values of; kindness, honesty, friendship, courage, resilience and gratitude.

To foster positive relationships, to engender an ethos of tolerance, respect and an understanding that we live in a diverse community.

To strive to open children’s minds to life’s possibilities and to promote citizenship amongst our children.

To place a great emphasis on developing a love of reading and vocabulary to enable children to become lifelong learners.

To promote high standards of teaching and learning and expect the highest levels of attainment for everyone.

‘Hand in Hand we Learn’

Who are we looking for?

Whitley Abbey Primary School is a popular, thriving school situated on the outskirts of Coventry. Our intake of pupils reflects our diverse community and we offer a broad, balanced and creative curriculum for all our learners. We believe that our school is truly special.

We are looking for experienced Teaching Assistants with strong behaviour management skills, sound classroom knowledge and a caring personality to support our Early Years, KS1 and KS2 classes. Must be flexible, reliable and a team player.

Hours: FULL TIME (37 Hours) & PART TIME (20 Hours) PER WEEK, TERM TIME ONLY (39 WEEKS)

Please see below an application pack available to download. Completed application should be returned direct to the school at admin@whitleyabbey-pri.coventry.sch.uk

Closing date: SUNDAY 10th DECEMBER 2023

Interview date: FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2023

Our 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 successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Coventry City Council