Teaching Assistant - Old Park Primary School & Nursery

We are seeking to appoint a friendly and enthusiastic experienced Teaching Assistant to work within our team and be part of our creative school.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a school that is committed to achievement for all its pupils, ongoing professional development for staff and to make a real impact on pupils and their progress.

The role will enable you to support both in the classroom and work with small intervention groups.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have an understand of the Key Stage 1 and 2 curriculum.


• Have knowledge of the Read Write Inc Programme (desirable).


• Have a happy, can-do attitude and can motivate children with confidence and passion.


• Are committed to children enjoying and engaging in their learning.


• Are a team player with excellent communication skills and will demonstrate excellent working relationships with colleagues across school.
  
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At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us.

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our 'guaranteed interview scheme' here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here