1:1 Teaching Assistant

Hollymount School, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9SG

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  3rd February 2025 or ASAP

• Closing date

  10 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE) Actual pro rata salary £13,748 - £14,183 per annum plus SEND allowance

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

1:1 Teaching Assistant

• Hollymount School, Worcester
• 25 hours (Monday – Friday, 8.45am – 2.45pm) Term-time only
• Fixed term (contract fixed to a named child )
• Grade 1 SCP 2-4 plus SEND allowance
• Starting date: 3/2/2024 (or as soon as possible)

“Pupils thrive at Hollymount School. They are curious and enthusiastic about learning, and they work hard. Pupils are taught that they can make a difference to the world. ….This makes Hollymount School a delightful place to be.” (Ofsted June 2023) ]

Would you like to join our dedicated, supportive team? Our school is looking for a passionate and dedicated teaching assistant to support a child with special educational needs. The job will require you to work largely with a child in lower Key Stage 2, under the direction of the class teacher and SENDco.

Some experience of working with children with special needs, including speech and language difficulties and autism, would be an advantage but every child is different, and adaptability and patience will be key.

The successful applicant will work as part of a committed team, providing excellent and inclusive education for 4 – 11year olds.

Hollymount School, as part of the Black Pear Trust, is an exciting place; our motto “Inspiring Success” sits at the heart of everything we do for our children and our staff. Our teaching assistants are a valued part of our school team and are involved in all aspects of school life.

The position would be suitable for someone considering a teaching career as well those who would like to be a professional teaching assistant. The Black Pear Trust offers a comprehensive training offer for professional development and supports colleagues' interests and ambitions. The school offers free parking, tea and coffee and often sweet treats too!

The position is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The school is an equal opportunity employer.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Hollymount School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hollymount School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hollymount-school (opens in new tab)

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