"St. Ignatius is a private co-educational Catholic School owned and operated by St. Ignatius Catholic Church as an Apostolic Ministry. It has over 700 students and almost 100 staff comprising many different nationalities, ethnicities, beliefs, and circumstances. Following the English National Curriculum from Nursery to Year 13, the school is well known for its outstanding academic excellence and strong Christian values, characterized by mutual respect, generosity, and service. We invite applications from fully qualified and suitably experienced individuals for the following positions to start in August 2024. Teaching Assistants (2 vacancies) Qualifications, experience, and skills required: • At a minimum, Candidates should possess or be working towards a Teaching Assistant qualification, such as NCFE Level 3. • Preference will be given to candidates who possess a recognised Bachelor of Education degree or equivalent from an accredited university, and a PGCE, QTS or other internationally recognised teaching qualification. • At least three years of recent working experience in a Primary setting, or experience leading and managing classes or groups. • Excellent skills in Communication, Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and IT. • Excellent emotional intelligence with the ability to be flexible and the confidence to manage students effectively. • Excellent knowledge of Safeguarding practices with recent, relevant training. • Must be an excellent team player committed to the Catholic ethos, values and aims of the school and must also be willing to contribute positively to the overall life of the school. Duties will include, but will not be limited to the following: • Support and contribute to the vision of the School by effectively working collegiately. • Work in partnership with the teacher/team assigned to assist through working with groups or classes of pupils in activities such as but not exclusive to EYFS and child-initiated learning, Phonics/Reading interventions and assessments, Key Stage 1 or 2 Standardised Assessments Testing, children who have SEND or are not making the expected levels of progress, interventions, Benchmarking, Maths and Reading Recovery. • Be able to demonstrate the progress and attainment of pupils/individual pupils with whom you work in conjunction with the teacher. • Reinforce educational concepts to individuals or groups of students using instructional objectives and lessons developed by the Class Teacher to support academic and social skills. • Develop a good understanding of how individual students learn through a close partnership with the Class Teacher/Intervention Team. • Assist in the preparation and distribution of programme aids and materials. • Supervise and assist students during classroom and outdoor activities, yard duties, snacks, lunch, arrivals, departures and field trips. • Supervise the After-School Care Programme a minimum of two afternoons each week. • Attend and contribute to staff meetings and Continual Professional Development as directed. • Provide effective cover where qualifications allow. Salary and Benefits: • CI$30,750.00 to CI$39,500.00 per annum, commensurate with experience and qualifications. • 100% employer-paid medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for employees. • Statutory pension benefits. • One free school place for a dependent child. How to apply: Please complete the enclosed application form and submit it with a copy of your CV and a cover letter to recruitment@st-ignatius.com. "