Teaching Assistant

Salary
- Grade 3
- Location
- Bury C.E. Primary School
- Address
- Bury C Of E Primary School, West Burton Lane, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 1HB
- Website
- Telephone No
- 01798 831502
- Required From
- ASAP
- Contract
- Temporary, Term-time
33.75 hours per week for 12 months

**Job advertisement**:

- Teaching Assistant required from January 2025 - initially for 1 year
8:15 - 15:30 Mon to Fri = 33.75hrs per week during term time Grade 3. Hours can be negotiated.

Do you have enthusiasm, ambition and passion for learning? Are you someone keen to utilise the environment around you (and can cope with the hearty smells of the countryside)? We are building a unique curriculum built around our own special location and working closely with local experts to ensure we are offering a curriculum specific to us.

We are looking to appoint a committed and dedicated teaching assistant, who values each child as an individual and recognises the importance of teamwork. The successful applicant will be given opportunities to further their professional development in this small village school in the heart of the Sussex countryside. The role will be a mixture of 1:1 support and whole class support under the direction of the class teacher.
KS2 experience would be advantageous, but is not essential - we are always keen to work with the unique strengths of our staff team. As a small school, there will always be times where you will support across all ages, so flexibility and a keenness to be part of the whole school team is key.
This job will particularly appeal to someone who is keen to become an integral part of a small team.

We are looking for someone who:
- Has a knowledge of how to work with children with individual needs or is willing to undertake CPD to learn
- Is always keen to improve their practice
- Is committed to using the local environment to enrich learning
- Forms excellent relationships with children, parents and staff
- Is imaginative, enthusiastic and hardworking
- Is innovative, and committed to school improvement
- Has high expectations of pupil achievement
- Can inspire and motivate pupils
- Is sympathetic and supportive of the Christian ethos

We offer:
- Children with a thirst for learning
- Smaller than average class sizes (only 89 children across the whole school)
- A stunning location at the foot of the South Downs
- A supportive team of staff committed to celebrating the uniqueness of Bury CE Primary School
- A team keen to take risks and exploit opportunities to engage children in every learning opportunity
- Close links with South Downs National Park Education Team
- We are an Ambassador School for the South Downs National Park which recognises our use of the local environment to enhance learning

Visits to the school are actively encouraged - alternatively, a telephone call with the headteacher can be arranged.

**Posted Date**:
**16 December 2024**

**Closing Date**:
**8 January 2025**

**Interview Date**:
**15 January 2025