Classroom Assistant
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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 November 2021 at 9am
Date listed
21 October 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Part-time afternoon only positions available too.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,013
Actual salary
- £12,913
Classroom Assistant job summary
The children and young people at Freemantles have Autism and a fascinatingly different perspective on the world. Why not come and find out more for yourselves and join our rapidly growing school and staff team?
We are looking for hard-working, happy, nurturing people to join our team of classroom assistants as soon as possible. We can guarantee you will be kept on your toes!
The positions are for 30 hours per week. The hours of work are 9.15am to 3.15pm, term time only. The position is graded at PS3 with a salary of £12,913 pro rata (Full time equivalent £18,013).
We also have availability for casual BANK Classroom Assistants to cover staff absences. There are no contracted hours for these positions so they offer you the flexibility to fit around existing commitments. If you are interested in BANK work, please indicate this on your application form.
You will be providing classroom support to our children and young people with complex social communication needs and autism. Our classes have 9 children. Previous experience of working with children would be good, but is not essential, as we provide all staff with a paid training package and ongoing professional development. The children and young people at Freemantles are aged 4 to 19 years. There are positions available in both the Primary and Secondary / Post-16 Departments. If you have a particular preference for which age group you work with, please explain this on your application form so that we can consider it (although we cannot guarantee you would be placed in this department).
The school leaders at Freemantles are experienced in supporting staff to develop their individual careers with some staff moving on from this position to Lead Assistant, Teacher or Educational Psychologist etc.
We offer great benefits including:
- Dedicated staff room
- Lunches available on site at a reasonable price
- Generous pension scheme
- Surrey Rewards discount programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Built in holiday pay entitlement
- Internationally renowned and 'Outstanding' school on your CV
- Paid sick leave
- Free parking
A good level of English and Maths is required.
Application forms only - CV’s are not accepted.
Freemantles School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Closing date: Thursday 4th November 2021, 9.00am
Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 10th November 2021. Interviews will include an opportunity for you to spend a short time in one of our classes.
The job description, person specification and application form can be seen below. Please submit your application form online via ETEACH.
Commitment to safeguarding
Freemantles is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment.
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About Freemantles School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Freemantles School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@freemantles.surrey.sch.uk
Freemantles is a Surrey County Council School for children and young people with complex social communication needs. Many of the pupils also have Autism. We currently provide for students aged 4 through to 19 i.e Year R to Year 14 .
Mission Statement
"Working together to make sense of the world."
School location
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