St. Helen's Primary School : Teaching Assistant

St. Helen's Primary School & Cygnets Flying Start
Vincent Street, Sandfields, Swansea SA1 3TY

Headteacher: Mrs. N. Fredrickson, B.A. Ed.(Hons), NPQH
Deputy Headteacher: Mrs. J. Lowe B.A.(Hons), PGCE
Flying Start Childcare Manager: Mrs.A.Cable
Tel: (01792) 655763
email: St.Helens.Primary@swansea-edunet.gov.uk
www.sthelensschool.co.uk
follow us on twitter: @sthelensp

The head teacher and governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant who is committed and passionate about primary education, in order to provide high quality support in our friendly and inclusive mainstream school.

The successful candidate should:

• Be able to work in a nurturing way, to support all children's needs.
• Be sensitive, empathetic and have an understanding of the diverse community we work in.
• Be an effective team member.
• Have highly effective literacy and numeracy skills.
• Have experience of motivating and engaging primary age children.
• Understand the skills needed to support pupils with additional learning needs.
• Be willing to undertake training as and when necessary to further develop their skills.

In return we can offer you:

• An excellent opportunity and scope to develop your own skills and to make a contribution to whole school improvement
• Access to high quality CPD
• The chance to work as part of a dedicated, friendly and highly supportive team

Please visit the school website www.sthelensschool.co.uk for more information about the school.

Application form - school-based support staff ( Word doc, 134 KB )

St Helen's Primary Teaching Assistant Job description ( PDF, 212 KB )

Visit to St Helen's School 4pm - 4.45pm on Tuesday 24 June
Closing date 12:00 noon on Thursday 26 June 2025
Shortlisting Friday 27 June
Interviews Monday 7 July

Completed forms should be returned to St.helens.primary@swansea-edunet.gov.uk FAO of the Head teacher, Mrs Nicola Fredrickson. Interested candidates are asked to complete an application form including a letter that outlines your experience and interest in this position.

Safeguarding
Within Swansea Council there is a "Safeguarding is Everybody's Business" principle, and this applies to all Swansea Council employees, elected members, volunteers and contractors. Further details can be found at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/corporatesafeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of the children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

If you are successful, you are required to be a member of the Education Workforce Council