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EYFS Learning Support Assistants for SEN Pupils

E-Act St Ursula's Academy, Bristol, BS9 4DT

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• Job start date

  31 October 2022

• Closing date

  2 October 2022 at 5pm

• Date listed

  13 September 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: 33.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - fixed term rolling contract
• Full-time equivalent salary: salary range of £15,577.51 - £16,206.95 (Full Time Equivalent £19,650 - £20,444)

EYFS Learning Support Assistants for SEN Pupils job summary

St Ursula's E-ACT Academy are looking for 2 full time Learning Support Assistants to assist SEN pupils in EYFS who have previously had one to one support in their nursery setting.

We know just how important it is to think big and to help break those glass ceilings faced by young people today. Together we can encourage our pupils to step out from their comfort zones, build self-esteem and broaden their horizons. Keen to challenge young people with opportunities they may not even know exists yet? We aim to raise pupils’ aspirations so they begin to believe in themselves and understand that there is no thing holding them back, including where they happen to live or their family’s experience in education.

We are looking for 2 Learning Support Assistants to provide 1:1 support to pupils with SEN needs within our EYFS group who have previously had one to one support in their previously nursery setting.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working in a EYFS class setting
• Have a working knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and its assessment;
• Able to inspire and support children to become active, independent thinkers and learners.
• Able to understand and be sensitive to the needs of very young children.
• Committed to high standards of early years classroom practice.
• Able to positively promote inclusion and have high expectations for all children.
• Be expected to meet with parents to provide feedback on the pupil’s progression as a key worker
• Demonstrable knowledge of how children learn and how to motivate them
• Demonstrable knowledge of strategies for spelling, reading, speech & language and number skills
• Experience of working with children who have complex needs, including behaviour
• Relevant qualifications for the role (TA2 certificate or equivalent, and Maths/English GCSEs grades A-C).

There are 2 contracts on offer and both full time (08:30 - 15:30 Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays and 08:30 - 16:30 on Thursdays, 33.5 hours per week) and are fixed term rolling contracts. We are looking for the successful candidates to commence employment as soon as onboarding processes are complete. The salary range for the role ranges from scale point 5 - 7 (£15,577.51 - £16,206.95 actual salary, £19,650 - £20,444 full time equivalent).

For full details of the post, please refer to the job description and person specification for the role attached to this advert.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

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About E-Act St Ursula's Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 564 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: E-Act St Ursula's Academy website
• Email address: bristol.hr@e-act.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-ursula-s-e-act-academy

Arranging a visit to E-Act St Ursula's Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bristol.hr@e-act.org.uk.

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