Teaching Assistants

Fixed-term contracts.
Salary: £24,294 plus £689 London Weighting FTE.
Role one: Actual salary £14,844 pa, 30 hours per week,term time only.
Role two: Actual salary £2,885 pa, 5 hours 55 minutes (one day), term time only.
Start date for both roles: As soon as possible.

The successful candidates will be hardworking and committed, and will be able to inspire, motivate and encourage children at all levels. We are looking for team players who can support both the children in their care and the teachers with whom they will be working both in the classroom and at play.

You would be joining our high-performing, warm and caring team at Great Hollands Primary School during an exciting time of progress as a proud member of the Maiden Erlegh Trust. The school has undergone a fantastic refurbishment programme in the last couple of years and as a result has amazing facilities to offer, including our wonderful café-style staff room and modern and well-resourced learning spaces. Working within Maiden Erlegh Trust, employees are able to access quality CPD from the Maiden Erlegh Institute as well as being able to access employee benefits from Perkbox.

If you are ready to join our passionate team of colleagues who love working here and would like to be part of our school family, then we look forward to hearing from you!

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Able to demonstrate suitable experience and/or qualifications for working in a school.
• Highly motivated in supporting children to make excellent progress.
• Able to respond appropriately to the wide-ranging needs of the pupils.
• You will be able to adapt the learning according to the children’s needs.
• Able to deal with pupil behaviour in an effective and supportive way.
• A caring and patient individual.
• Flexible and able to work on their own initiative.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• An understanding of how to support children’s learning.
• Good organisational skills, as well as flexibility.
• A good standard of literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• A desire to work as part of a forward looking and knowledgeable teaching team.
• The ability to develop positive and caring relationships with children.
• The ability to support children with specific learning and behavioural difficulties.

Benefits
Further information about some of the staff benefits that Maiden Erlegh Trust offers its employees, can be found on our website.

Staff Wellbeing is very important to us.

As a member of Maiden Erlegh Trust staff these are just some
of the examples of how we show our appreciation to staff: 

• We operate a system of ‘ME days’ allowing staff to request an additional day off per year to attend special events such as children’s sports days & graduations, family and friends’ weddings.
• CPD is available for all staff at all levels. 
• Free flu vaccinations are offered to all staff.
• Free eye tests are provided for eligible staff. 
• Breakfast and lunch provided for staff regularly, including on many INSET days and as a thank you throughout the year. 

If you believe this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting future for our pupils, then you are encouraged to explore further by contacting recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org for a more detailed discussion,if required.

To learn more about our school, please visit: www.greathollandsprimary.co.uk.

Open until successful appointment.

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.

Maiden Erlegh Trust is an Ethical Leadership Pathfinder organisation and we are committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are also committed to having the highest expectations of pupil/students and staff, and supporting everyone to reach their full potential. All employees of the school and Trust are expected to share these commitments. All posts require satisfactory employment checks and references and asatisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check.