1:1 Learning Support Assistant
Castle Batch Primary School Academy, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 7FNDeadline is today
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
30 June 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, term time: Term Time Only Part time - 27.92 Hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term contract until 31 August 2025, subject to external funding linked to your allocated student
Actual salary
- TPLTSS3 £15,167 - £15,421 (actual salary)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will have;
- A good standard of education/three or more GCSEs including Maths and English at Grade A*-C or the equivalent.
- Excellent and effective Communication skills.
- An ability to adapt and respond to the needs of young people.
Desired experience of;
- Working with young people with significant Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.
- Working with young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Working with young people with Social Communication needs.
What the school offers its staff
As a TPLT employee, you will have access to incredible employee benefits, including -
- The PLaTform- Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
- Healthshield- A fully funded Healthcare Scheme which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
- Discounted nursery feesat our Academy pre schools.
- CPD opportunitiesboth internally & externally.
- A very friendly school communitywith dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
Further details about the role
Castle Batch is an exciting, forward thinking and dynamic primary academy, which Ofsted judged to be ‘good’ (May 2022). Ofsted said, ‘Castle Batch is an inclusive school, characterised by very good relationships and a caring ethos’.
The school has very committed staff who work creatively, in partnership with parents, to enable children to achieve great outcomes. We also place great emphasis on supporting children on a social and emotional level and have a strong ethos of inclusion in relation to our SEND children.
We are part of The Priory Learning Trust, comprising of local primary and secondary schools, enabling us to work closely with a range of practitioners from all phases of education.
We are a flexible employer and will do our best to accommodate all types of working. We are an employer who takes staff workload seriously. We work together as one team to support each other, with the added benefit of being a part of a large Trust in the local area with opportunities that reflect this.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed to discuss the role with our SENDCO, Ruth Baltzer. Please contact the school directly to arrange an appointment.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About Castle Batch Primary School Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 415 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@theplt.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01934 529357
Arranging a visit to Castle Batch Primary School Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theplt.org.uk.
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