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Teaching Assistant – Multiple Positions Available

Start Dates: As soon as possible, with additional roles starting in September 2025
Contract: Permanent and 12-month temporary, with the potential of an extension to contract
Hours: 28.75 hours per week, term time only plus two INSET days
Working Hours: 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM
Salary: Grade 3, £24,790 – £25,183 (pro-rata)

We are seeking enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistants to join our team. Multiple roles are available, with some requiring immediate start and others commencing in September 2025.

The Governors are seeking to appoint caring, enthusiastic, and motivated Teaching Assistants who are committed to supporting the school on its journey towards excellence. Successful candidates will play a key role in helping us achieve our vision of ensuring every child reaches their full potential.

The successful applicants will be committed to ensuring the highest standards in children's education by working as part of an excellent team to ensure that the wellbeing, behaviour and personal development of pupils enhances their learning opportunities and life skills.

The applicants must be willing to work alongside children with a range of Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) to plan for and deliver tailored and personalised interventions that allow all children to access a high-quality mainstream education, as well as supporting all children to develop socially during outdoor play.

We are looking for someone who:

· Can form positive and caring relationships with all children.

· Is committed to ensuring the highest standards in children’s education by working as part of a supportive and hardworking team to ensure that the wellbeing, behaviour and personal development of pupils enhances their learning opportunities and life skills.

· Shows initiative and the ability to be spontaneous.

· Has experience of working with children in all key stages.

· Enjoys planning and leading play-based learning opportunities.

· Has a passion for the outside classroom.

· Motivates our children to be increasingly independent and confident as they learn and grow.

· Possesses excellent subject knowledge of early phonics, reading, writing and numeracy.

· Has a good sense of humour, combined with energy and enthusiasm.

The successful candidates will have the children at the heart of everything they do and a passion for continued professional development.

Essential Qualifications:
Applicants must possess either GCSEs in Maths and English (grades A–C) or equivalent qualifications, or an NVQ Level 3 in a relevant subject area.

How to Apply:
For more information and to download an application pack, please visit our website at www.josephlockeprimary.com, or contact Julie Morris, Co-Headteacher’s PA, at j.morris@jlps.org.uk.

Key Dates:

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 14th May 2025 at 4:30 PM
Interviews Scheduled: Monday, 19th May 2025

Submitting Your Application:

All applications are required to be submitted using the Council’s prescribed application form. Submissions via online platforms such as Indeed, or by CV alone, will not be accepted. Please specify on your application form whether you are applying for positions that start as soon as possible (pending statutory checks) or those beginning in September.

Completed application forms should be returned to Julie Morris either by post to: Joseph Locke Primary School, Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL or by email to: j.morris@jlps.org.uk

Please note that only applications submitted using the Council’s Job Application Form will be considered. CVs alone will not be accepted.Please note you will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, satisfactory references, medical clearance and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

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School Meals Supervisory Assistant - Relief (multiple posts)

Grade 1: £12.26 per hour

Hours: Relief, as and when required.

Start/finish time: 12 noon - 1.30pm Monday to Friday.

To start: As soon as possible.

We are looking to appoint to our already successful SMSA team. For this post, you will have experience of working with, or looking after, children from the ages of 3 to 11 year old.

You will have good verbal and communication skills and the ability to encourage the children in constructive and co-operative play. You will be required to supervise children in Nursery, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 over the lunchtime period, in addition to working with children inside and outside the building, organising games, activities and the one-to-one supervision of children with special educational needs.

Responsibilities will include:

Ensuring children eat their school dinner / packed lunch.

Escorting children from the dinner hall to the playground.

Supporting children in the classroom on indoor play days due to weather conditions.

Liaising with teachers about behaviour or playtime incidents.

Reporting of incidents on the CPOMS system.

Making sure all areas are safe for pupils to play.

Cleaning dinner hall after lunch, cleaning tables, sweeping floor etc.

Working both inside and outside the building.

Organising games activities and encouraging children in constructive and cooperative play.

One to one supervision of children who have a special educational need.

Applicants must have experience of looking after or working with children between the ages of 3 and 11, you must be hardworking, reliable and trustworthy.

The application form and application pack is available from, and returnable to, Miss Julie Morris, PA to Co-Headteachers, Joseph Locke Primary School, Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL or j.morris@jlps.org.uk Please call 01226 729910 if you require any further details about the application process.

Application packs are also available from our website www.josephlockeprimary.com

Please note for this post you must complete the council’s job application form. Unfortunately, CV’s alone are not accepted.

Please note, for this post you will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
All candidates invited for interview will be subject to online checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All candidates selected for interview will be subject to online checks.

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Job Description/Person Specification SMSA

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