Teaching Assistant Level 2

Fixed Term to 19/07/2027

18.00 Hours Per Week 38 Weeks Per Year

Band D

Barnston Primary School is a one and a half form entry school in Heswall. Our motto is ‘Thrive, Learn, Empower’ in everything that we do and we expect all staff members to fulfil our vision with the children in our care, at the center or everything we do.

We are seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and passionate TA2, with a can-do attitude to join our committed and hard-working team.

The ideal candidate will be an inclusive and inspirational teaching assistant who is highly motivated with creative and innovative approaches and committed to ensuring every child meets their potential.

Barnston is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and make clear that safeguarding checks will be undertaken:

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description;

personal specification; and the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. Please contact Kate Cederholm on 01513425229 to make an appointment.

School walk arounds: Wednesday 21st October at 11:00am, Tuesday 3rd November at 4:00pm or Monday 9th November at 4:00pm.

Application to be submitted by: Tuesday 10th November at 12:00pm

Observations / Interviews if application is successful: Wednesday 18th November MORNING

Job to start on Monday 23rd November

Application forms for the above post are available online at www.wirral.gov.uk.

Applications forms should be accompanied by a covering letter and addressed to the Office Manager, Mrs Kate Cederholm: schooloffice@barnston.wirral.sch.uk

 All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability.