Pen y Fro Primary School : Teaching Assistant

Pen y Fro Primary School
Priors Crescent, Dunvant, Swansea SA2 7UF
(Mixed) (200 on roll) (Age Range 3 - 11)
Headteacher - Mrs R Lewis

The headteacher and governors are seeking to appoint a temporary Level 2 Teaching Assistant for our Foundation Learning phase from February 2025 to July 25 in the first instance.

Pen y fro Primary School is proud to offer:

• a happy, well resourced school
• a dedicated, talented staff team
• well behaved, enthusiastic children who enjoy learning
• supportive governors and parents
• extensive school grounds

The successful candidate will:

• be a high calibre, committed Teaching Assistant
• have a firm knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the Foundation Learning and be able to contribute effectively to planning
• have a clear understanding of effective support in the Foundation Learning setting
• Candidates must be qualified to NVQ level 2.
• Experience of working with children with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) would be beneficial.

Application forms and further information, including the Job Specification and Person Specification, can be downloaded from the Swansea Council website.
All application forms to be returned by email to penyfroprimaryschool@penyfro.swansea.sch.uk for the attention of Mrs R Lewis, Headteacher

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application form - school-based support staff ( Word doc, 134 KB )

Pen y Fro Primary School Teaching Assistant Job Description ( PDF, 88 KB )

Closing date for applications: Friday 10 January 2025 12 noon
Interviews: Wednesday 15 January 2025

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