37 hours per week

Permanent Contract

39 weeks per year (Term-time only)

Salary Grade C FTE £24,405 - £25,430

Actual annual salary £20,876 - £21,753

Closing Date: 22nd May 2025 (12 n00n)

Interview Date: 3rd June 2025

• Are you interested in working with young people in a highly regarded educational environment?

• Do you need to gain more school-based experience across all ages to further your career?

• Are you a hard-working, team player with patience and imagination to inspire children in their learning?

The Westgate is a well-established and highly regarded school that is Hampshire’s first 4-16 All-through School.  We are looking to recruit a committed and enthusiastic individual to cover and support classes across the whole school.

This is an ideal opportunity if you are interested in a route into teaching or already have a teaching qualification and would like to be part of the learning community without additional teacher responsibilities.  However, these are not prerequisites for employment in this role.

Benefits of working at The Westgate School:

• Full induction programme including training and mentoring to ensure your success in the role

• Ongoing personal development

• Preferential nursery places in our on-site nursery at a reduced price

• Free on-site parking

• Free use of health and fitness facilities

• Benefits of local government sick pay

• Automatic enrolment to a generous local government pension scheme

• Preferential admission to The Westgate School for colleagues' children after 2 years

Key skills/knowledge:

• Have obtained Maths and English qualifications to GCSE Grade 4 or above, or equivalent

• Have excellent communication and organisational skills

• Be committed to the highest possible levels of achievement for every pupil

• Be cheerful, flexible and approachable

• Show initiative within the role and have good time management skills

• Be a hard-working team player, as well as being able to work independently, and be able to work closely with teachers and other adults within the classroom, to ensure the best for our pupils

• Have the patience and the imagination to help and inspire our children with their learning

• Be able to establish effective relationships with young people, whilst maintaining a positive climate for learning in the classroom and upholding the school’s values

• Be able to effectively foster good behaviour for learning

• Be reliable and a good communicator