Part time: 32.5 hours per week/39 weeks per annum

GLEA Grade 6 (£24,953 actual salary – FTE £29,093)                                                                                         Start date: ASAP

The Governing Body are seeking to appoint a motivated and committed Senior Teaching Assistant.  Candidates will be enthusiastic and committed to providing support to individuals and small groups in a range of needs. Experience of working with young people in a similar role would be a distinct advantage.  The successful candidate will be able to work effectively as part of a team in partnership with the teaching team and other support staff.  They will be patient, caring, reliable and able to support students in their learning and to reach their potential.

Spalding High School is an 11 – 18 academically selective community girls’ grammar school with boys in the sixth form and has an excellent reputation within the local community and region.  We are a popular, happy and successful school with strong support from governors, parents, students and a dedicated and highly experienced team of staff. Our examination results regularly place us as one of the highest-ranking state schools in Lincolnshire, and we regularly feature on the Times Top 200 list.  Students come from throughout South Holland as well as from Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Peterborough. 

We are a progressive school with an innovative curriculum and a rich and diverse extra-curricular programme. Our commitment to developing the whole person prepares students well for the challenges and opportunities that they will face in the rapidly changing world in which they live.  Personal development from childhood to adulthood is also of great importance to us. Our students grow into independent, articulate young women (and young men in the Sixth Form) who take responsibility for their lives and make decisions about their futures in an informed and intelligent way. We are proud of our excellent pastoral care and guidance that ensures that no student is lost in the crowd.

We are looking forward to meeting you and hope that you will want to join us in taking this happy and highly achieving school to the next stage of its development.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced background check by the Disclosure and Barring Service, employment references and medical clearance.

Closing date: Monday, 6^th January

For further information including an application pack, please contact: Mrs Suzanne Kingerley, Headmistress’ PA [email protected]. We would be happy to have an informal conversation with any potential candidates to discuss the role in more detail. Please email [email protected]  or contact the school 01775 722110.  Completed applications to be returned to Mrs S Kingerley, Headmistress’ PA (CVs are not accepted).