Job Description

Teaching Assistant Required for January 2022

Permanent, Term Time Only (34 weeks)

(Full time, 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours per week)

£18765 to £22405 p/a (dependent upon experience and qualifications)

Apply by 12 midday on Wednesday 5th January 2022

Interviews scheduled for Wednesday 12th January

Holy Cross Preparatory School is an outstanding Catholic prep school with a caring and inclusive ethos. We are located just off Kingston Hill in a beautiful eight-acre site and offer first rate facilities including a performing arts and sports hall, tennis and netball courts, a sports pavilion and all weather pitches.

Our dedicated and committed team, work together to pursue excellence on every level. Our girls not only achieve academic excellence; many excel in sport, music and art while growing as happy, well-rounded, confident and curious young people.

We are looking for an experienced and well qualified teaching assistant to start as soon as possible in year 2 to support our teaching staff in the preparation and delivery of the curriculum.  The successful candidate must have relevant teaching experience and be competent in the use of ICT and sympathetic to our Christian ethos. The ideal candidate will have a positive can-do attitude, be flexible and be able to work independently and as part of a team. They will demonstrate commitment and be passionate about doing the best for the pupils in a job that they love. Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

We value our employees and offer competitive salaries, membership of a pension scheme, life insurance and other wellbeing benefits such as 24/7 GP access. We have car-parking on site and provide a free lunch during term time.

If you share our ethos, are passionate about education and would like to join our friendly and supportive team, please submit an application form to recruitment@holycrossprep.com Further details and the application form can be found on the school website vacancies page. Please contact Lindsey Banks, Deputy Bursar on 0208 942 0996 if you wish to discuss this exciting opportunity.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Applicants must produce evidence of their right to work in the UK.

Holy Cross Prep School is an equal opportunities employer and its policies, including the need to guard against false assumptions based on an applicant’s gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, disability, religion, age, marital status, working pattern, are followed at all stages of the selection procedure.