Charmouth Primary School - 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Fixed Term 32.5 hours per week)
14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
8th January 2025
Closing date
16 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
28 November 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
- £24,790.00 Annually (FTE) £18,250.86 (Actual salary)
Charmouth Primary School - 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Fixed Term 32.5 hours per week) job summary
The First Federation Trust, a Multi Academy Trust of 29 primary schools across Devon and Dorset, including Mrs Ethelston's CE Primary Academy.
Charmouth Primary School and Nursery in West Dorset is situated on the beautiful Jurassic Coast in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This modern, purpose-built school lies in the heart of the traditional seaside village, only a stone’s throw from the beach where the school extends its learning with outdoor activities including rock pooling, art, beach cleans and more.
The school provides for children from the age of three, offering a friendly, safe and nurturing environment with excellent connections with the local community. Based on the edge of west Dorset and East Devon, the school can be reached from Exeter, Taunton and Weymouth.
We are seeking to appoint a 1:1 to work with a pupil with additional needs including some behaviour challenges.
- To promote inclusion through the development of social skills, language and emotional well-being.
- To liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school.
- To show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given situations with integrity and compassion.
Desirable characteristics:
- Experience of working with SEND pupils would be advantageous
- Experience supporting children with behavioural difficulties
This role is offered on a fixed term basis, initially until Easter but with the possibility of extension linked to pupil funding.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 17 December - candidates will be given a task prepared by the class teacher and asked to work with the pupil on a 1:1 basis within the class. No preparation will be required for this. This will be followed by a short interview with the Head of School, SENDCo and Trust Business Manager.
Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01297 560591
Why work for us
Whatever role or level, we are committed to supporting staff in their professional development and offer a wide range of benefits including:
Professional and career development pathways, coaching and mentoring
Fast-track process to explore new opportunities across the trust family of schools
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme.
Access to a free and confidential employee wellbeing programme
Tax-free cycle-to-work scheme
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role requires an enhanced DBS disclosure. Our Child Protection policy can be found on the school's website All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search.
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.
CVs are not accepted.
About Charmouth Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 77 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Charmouth Primary School website (opens in new tab)
School location
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