Careers

Puriton Primary School is a Futura Learning Partnership School. Futura Learning Partnership employs 1,500 staff, serving nearly 12,000 children in 26 schools. We value every employee and are committed to creating excellent professional development opportunities for all, as well as investing in staff wellbeing.

• We have lots of great career opportunities within our trust; take a look at the current vacancies
• To discover how joining our team could benefit you, please visit the Futura website’s career section.

To apply, please click on this link : Futura Teaching Assistant application

Job Description : /docs/Careers/Job_description_-_Primary_Teaching_Assistant.pdf

Job Advert: /docs/Careers/Job_Advert_TA-_Nov_24.pdf

Futura Recruitment Pack: /docs/Careers/Futura-Recruitment-Pack-October-2024.pdf

 Start: Monday 6th January 2025

 Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?

Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued?

Join us!

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.

Your Role in Building Brighter Futures

As a Teaching Assistant at Puriton Primary School, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.

 Puriton Primary School can be found in the heart of the village of Puriton, just a few minutes from J23 of the M5 in Somerset. We currently have 199 children on roll across 7 classes. The school benefits from enthusiastic, engaged learners who are supported by a strong, collaborative and committed team. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school which gives children a great start to their education. Our children are kind and respectful towards others and enjoy coming to school. We have strong links with parents, governors and the wider community, recognising the value that this brings to our children and their education. We offer a warm, nurturing setting in which children feel happy, confident and safe. A happy pupil is a successful one, which is why our team of passionate and dedicated staff all work towards the same goal: that children enjoy their learning!

 What You’ll Bring to Futura

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant with boundless enthusiasm for supporting children and who can:

• Be passionate about meeting the needs of all children.
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Value working in teams and partnerships.
• To champion the school’s values and have high aspirations for every child, and for yourself & other staff members.
• To continually strive for best practice in yourself and inspire others.
• Have a passion for making a difference in the community.
• Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.
• Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.

What We Offer to Support Your Growth

• Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
• Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
• Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
• Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.

 Application Deadline: Sunday 1^st December 2024 11:59pm

Interviews are likely to be held on Thursday 5^th December 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged.  We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement. 

To apply, please click on this link : Clerk to governors application form

Job Description : /docs/Clerk_to_Governors_JD_and_PS_May_2024_Futura.pdf

Job Advert: /docs/Advert_Clerk_to_LGC.docx

Futura Recruitment Pack: /docs/Careers/Futura-Recruitment-Pack-October-2024.pdf

Job Ref:                FLP-R581 Please quote on all correspondence

Start:                    As soon as possible

Salary:                  Grade 5 Points 11 - 15  - £25,979 - £27,803 (full-time equivalent)                              

Location:               Puriton Primary School, Rowlands Rise, Puriton, Somerset TA7 8BT

Contract:               97 hours per year, per post, with flexibility to attend and support meetings as required.  

Term:                     Permanent, All Year Round

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 3-18 education in the area. We are a mixed Multi Academy Trust, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

We are looking for a clerk to minute our Local Governance Committee (LGC) meetings at Puriton Primary school.  Experience is not necessary, but basic IT, a good standard of written English, and administration skills will be required.

 Full training and support is provided, and you will be part of a trust wide clerking team.

In return we offer:

• A competitive salary
• An opportunity to work in a supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow
• An energised and professional working environment
• Benefits include; pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking, cycle to work scheme

 This post is also suitable for hybrid working, with the administrative work outside of meetings able to be undertaken from home.  Although hours are to be worked flexibly, the vast majority of work will take place in term time (around the six annual AGC meetings per school).  For comparison purposes, the 97 hours per year average out to about 2.5 hours/week in term time.

For an informal chat/further details about this opportunity, please email: office@puritonprimaryschool.org.uk  putting Clerk to Governors in the subject box.  We’d be very pleased to talk with you.

No CVs or agencies please.

 The closing date for applications is: 23:59 on the 13th December 2024.

Interviews are likely to be held soon thereafter.

No CVs or agencies please

To apply:

• Download the JD/PS, Recruitment Pack (and Candidate pack if relevant)
• Click on the ‘apply’ button within the vacancy advertised on the Futura Learning Jobsite
• Complete and submit your online application before the closing date.

 PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged.  We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process.  For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.