Temporary Supervisory Assistant - Maternity Cover - Perthcelyn Primary

Salary: 24,027 x 7.12%

Temporary Supervisory Assistant - Maternity Cover - Perthcelyn Primary

Perthcelyn Community Primary School

Glamorgan St

Mt Ash

RCT

CF45 3RJ

Temporary Supervisory Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Hours: 3 per week - Term Time only (36 mins a day)

Salary: Grade 2 (£24,027 x 7.12%)

Start Date: Monday 7th June 2025

The Governing Body wishes to appoint a Temporary Supervisory Assistant to cover maternity leave and to complement our existing team.

Perthcelyn Community Primary School is situated in Perthcelyn, Mountain Ash. We currently have 128 pupils on roll aged between 3 and 11 (which include 19 pupils who access our two ASD Learning Support Classes).

Central to everything we do at Perthcelyn, is a commitment to ensuring that every day, we provide opportunities for every child to thrive, grow and succeed.

The successful candidate will need to:

• Be comfortable with children and be able to support them on a daily basis.
• Have patience and empathy when supporting our children
• Have excellent people skills
• A willingness to work hard

Duties will include:

• Supervising children in the Dining Hall, in the playground and when it is raining, in the classroom.
• Monitoring and managing children’s behaviour (in line with the school’s behaviour policy)
• Following the school Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Assisting the children with any needs they have.

In return, we can offer:

• Amazing pupils, with excellent behaviour and attitudes to learning.
• A supportive, committed and inclusive team.
• A friendly and welcoming school community of staff, pupils, parents and governors
• A commitment to continued staff professional development and wellbeing.

Should you require further information about the post, please contact Mrs Ellen Hook (Headteacher), on 01443 473296.

Closing date for applications: Friday 25th April at 12:00pm (noon)

If you are currently employed by Rhondda Cynon Taff Council, please apply for the position through your employee self-service account and not via the link below. If you have any issues accessing your Employee Self-Service account, please contact the iTrent admin team.

PROTECTING CHILDREN AND ADULTS AT RISK IS A CORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SCHOOL AND COUNCIL.

IN ADDITION TO THIS SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITY, THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT FOR THE ROLE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK.

The Council and School values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Safeguarding Statement

Perthcelyn Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted, individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case, you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.