Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover

The Principal and Governors at St Peter’s Catholic Academy (rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas with ‘exemplary’ behaviour, Ofsted October 2024), part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi Academy Trust are looking to appoint a passionate and motivated EYFS Teaching Assistant to work amongst our school’s enthusiastic and committed staff team. The successful candidate will: Have a ‘can do’ attitude, with a passionate dedication to improving the lives of our children through education. Be committed to promoting and further enhancing the Catholic ethos of our school. Have experience working with children, showing a caring and nurturing approach. The ability to work effectively under the guidance of the teacher. Be able to work effectively with colleagues and have good interpersonal skills. Have desire and commitment to build upon the school’s outstanding strengths. Have a ‘can do’ attitude Proactive and use their initiative Minimum Level 2 qualification required (or recognised equivalent qualification) Any other duties commensurate with the post The post is term time only. Visits to school are encouraged - you are more than welcome to visit us to meet our wonderful team and learn more. Why St. Peter’s Catholic Academy? Our school motto is ‘Together, One Family, One Community in Christ’ - this ethos is lived and breathed by at St Peter’s who work together to create a friendly, welcoming atmosphere in which our children can thrive and grow. In our recent Ofsted inspection, the school was graded as ‘outstanding’ in all areas and pupil behaviour was described as ‘exemplary’ and pupils ‘learn the importance of respect very quickly’ (Ofsted, October 2024). Our staff are passionate about doing all we can to better the lives of the children in our care, as well as investing in developing our staff so that all at St. Peter’s are happy and flourish. An exceptional culture of safeguarding and nurture: St. Peter’s Catholic Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of our children and young people and we would expect anyone joining our team to share this commitment. All staff work closely together to provide a supporting and nurturing environment where every child matters. What can we offer? A welcoming and friendly school with motivated, well behaved and happy children Dedicated and committed team members A supportive governing body A strong commitment to your professional development A positive environment in which to develop your own ideas and initiatives DBS Checks This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a Submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Asylum and Immigration To comply with Asylum and Immigration legislation you will be required (if appointed) to provide one or more documents from the Immigration Act 2