1 :1 Teaching Assistant

**1 :1 Teaching Assistant**

**Pickwick Academy Trust would like to** **recruit a part-time 1 :1 Teaching Assistant to support a named child on a 1:1 basis, based at Milton on Stour Primary School.**

**Hours**:
14 hours per week, 8.45am to 12.15pm, Monday to Thursday, 38.2 weeks per year (term time plus one agreed inset day per year).

**Salary range**:
Salary Dorset Grade 5, Point 5 - £24,790 pro rata, per annum (actual salary £7938 per annum).

**Required to start: as soon as possible**

**End date: 23rd July 2025 or when he/she leaves Milton on Stour Primary School or no longer needs support (whichever is sooner).**

**Our School**:
Milton -on Stour Primary School is set in the beautiful North Dorset countryside, just outside the town of Gillingham. The school is a five class Church of England Primary school with mixed age classes and lies adjacent to the St Jude and St Simon Church.At Milton our core values are love, hope and joy and our Christian ethos is underpinned by the story of The Good Shepherd. Our school prides itself on a curriculum that is text rich and offers experiential learning, with embracing diversity, developing character skills and assured oracy at the heart of what we do.Milton on Stour Primary School joined Pickwick in February 2024 and strongly believes in collaboration and sharing of best practice to enable our children to flourish in their school and their community.

**Role overview**:
**Duties will include**:

- Supporting pupils’ learning, either in groups or through 1:1 work. The exact tasks will depend on the learning support needs of the pupil/s
- Supporting pupils’ self-esteem, inclusion and behavioural development plus pastoral needs
- Provide physical/personal care to pupils where required
- Supporting the Teacher/s
- Supporting the curriculum - Support the delivery of the English and Mathematics curriculum along with other aspects of both the National Curriculum and the enhanced curriculum offered by the school.
- Support the schoole.g.assisting with setting up, storing and retrieving and general maintenance of classroom equipment and teaching aids.

The jobholder must demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This will involve undertaking annual Safeguard training and using school reporting systems for any Safeguard concerns.

**What we offer**:

- A happy school community, underpinned by a caring and supportive staff team
- Engaging children, eager to learn and thrive
- Excellent training and development opportunities, as part of Pickwick Academy Trust
- A wide range of staff benefits (please refer to the attached Applicant Information pack)

**How to apply**:
**Interview date: TBC**

**Contact details**:
Additionally, please remember to nominate a referee. In line with KCSIE policy, the reference must come from someone within the leadership team, if you have worked in a school previously please nominate the Headteacher.

Additionally, please remember to nominate a referee from Pickwick Academy Trust. In line with KCSIE policy, we require the reference must come from someone within the leadership team, such as the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher.
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**At Pickwick Academy Trust we are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we require anyone joining our school to actively contribute to this commitment.**
- Pickwick Academy Trust is a friendly and inclusive community and is committed to equality of opportunity for all. Our aim is to ensure that no applicant or employee is discriminated against or is disadvantaged by policies, procedures, conditions or requirements. We have a caring and supportive environment where wellbeing is a key priority - flexible working requests will be considered._
- The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020_

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £7,938.00 per year

Expected hours: 14 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/02/2025