Odyssey Collaborative TrustHours: 32.5 hours per week (Term time only) + 1 week to attend meetings, parents evenings and some additional duties
Contract type: Temporary until end of the school year – 23rd July 2024
Location: Borrow Wood Primary School – Part of Odyssey Collaborative Trust
Borrow Wood Primary School is a GOOD school with OUTSTANDING Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development. (Ofsted April 2023)
The school is part of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust - a local Derby City trust currently consisting of 7 schools.
We are proud of being Borrow Wood Primary School with our own individual ethos of: CHOICE • Challenge… where we have a go, make mistakes and try again. • Honesty… where we always tell the truth. • Ownership… where we take responsibility for our behaviours, learning and environment. • Inclusive… where we accept and respect everyone. • Care… where we look after ourselves and others. • Excellence… where we bring out the best in ourselves.
This is a very exciting time to join Borrow Wood and become part of The Odyssey Collaborative Trust journey to excellence.
We are, therefore, looking to appoint a teaching assistant, who is committed, dedicated, determined and resilient - an individual who is knowledgeable about learning and skilled at bringing out the best in all our learners so that they become confident, resourceful and well educated members of our society.
You will need to: 1. Manage time effectively and respond flexibly to the needs of the children. 2. Implement learning strategies to support children’s development and progress. 3. Report information and evidence back to the class teacher so that planning next steps is accurate. 4. Respond calmly and constructively when dealing with children with SEND. 5. Be an effective team player. 6. Learn and use a range of strategies to deal with classroom and individual behaviour. 7. Believe that ALL children should be the best they can be
In return, we provide the opportunity to work with polite and well-mannered children, who have positive attitudes to their learning and want to do well; and to be part of a staffing team that plans together and supports one another.
We also encourage our staff to be open minded to all learning opportunities for themselves and therefore place high value on CPD to keep our staff up to date with skills and knowledge.
Borrow Wood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As this post is regulated activity, successful appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and relevant recruitment checks that comply with guidance in the most recent version of Keeping Children Safe in Education. We are committed to equality of opportunity in employment and services. Borrow Wood Primary School is part of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust
We strongly encourage visits to school, which can be arranged by contacting, the School Business Manager, Mrs Nicola Molloy, on 01332 662826.
Please complete an Odyssey Collaborative Trust Application Form or contact school for an application pack and email the application, together with a covering letter/personal statement addressing person specification and the 7 points above to businessmanager@borrowwood.derby.sch.uk
CLOSING DATE: Friday 17th November 2023 at noon INTERVIEWS: W/B 27th November 2023
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