Primary Support Assistant (PSA)

Tregony Primary School is proud to be part of The Roseland Multi-Academy Trust which consists of three secondary schools, two primary schools and the One Cornwall Teaching School Hub (East).

The Trust’s mission is, “to provide outstanding education for our communities, where everyone succeeds” and we put our staff at the heart of everything we do to create a team spirit in our highly successful schools.

Tregony Primary School is seeking to appoint a Primary Support Assistant who will join our highly professional and friendly team.

They will work directly with the schools’ Executive Headteacher, class teachers and SENDCo to take a proactive role in supporting teaching, learning, supervision and wellbeing of pupils across the school.

The successful candidate will be based at Tregony Primary School and will be given opportunities to visit the other schools across the Trust for collaboration.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate who will make a positive difference to the future of our young people.

Our hardworking and happy staff work as a team across the Trust, dedicated to achieving our values of kindness, ambition and responsibility.

This is a term time only position so the successful post holder will benefit from the school holidays.

The Trust recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and has supportive policies and procedures in place, as well as collaboration opportunities across our settings.

What you will need to succeed:

Strong communication skills

Patience and understanding

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Ability to support children's learning

Organisation and time-management skills

Teamwork and collaboration skills

Adaptability and flexibility

Ability to build positive relationships with pupils

Empathy and emotional awareness

Behaviour management skills

Awareness of supporting pupils with additional needs (SEN)

Understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures

Ability to encourage and motivate children

Reliability and professionalism

Positive and supportive attitude toward learning and development

What you will get in return:

A unique opportunity to be a key member of staff in forward-looking, thriving schools, on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula, in Cornwall;

A genuine family atmosphere with high expectations and standards where every student is known and valued;

Hard-working and ambitious students;

Friendly staff with high expectations and standards;

A supportive atmosphere for everyone;

Free parking facilities;

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to make a real difference at Tregony Primary School and across our Trust.

If the challenges of working in a small, successful school, where everyone plays a vital role, then we would like to hear from you.

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We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations.

This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.

Organisation address:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.tregonycpschool.co.uk/web/