About this role
Teaching Assistants - 2 Vacancies. Grade 2 Scale Point 3-6
Leiston is a 420 place school with a busy nursery. Currently judged by Ofsted as ‘Good’. We offer our children a wide range of opportunities. Leiston Primary School is a supportive and thriving environment working with pupils from a range of backgrounds. We constantly look at ways to develop and extend our practice to support our role as part of the community. We uphold a safeguarding ethos at the very heart of what we do and it forms our decisions on a day by day basis with the child’s voice being a key part of this. Our ideal candidate will work with the school to ensure that the supervision of children during lunchtimes is positive and effective.
We are looking for a candidate who:
is vigilant about safeguarding and is able to work collaboratively with pupils and colleagues is a positive and welcoming presence in the school and works effectively with all stakeholders has proven experience in working with children understands the importance of shared culture within a school and knows how to promote this for the benefit of all is able to work well as part of the team has high expectations in all areas of school life We can offer:
We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Holbrook Academy, Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, Castle East School, EAST SCITT and five other primary schools Wickham Market, Easton, Kyson, Leiston and Saxmundham with whom we work closely with.
For an informal conversation please contact the school office on 01728 830745 and ask for the head of school Mrs Lucy Melton or email [email protected]
East Anglian Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. Please note that all applicants will be subject to online searches. The successful candidate will be also be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.