Full & Part Time Teaching Assistants - The Avenue School
The Avenue Special School, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZThis job expired on 22 September 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Permanent roles, term time Only + INSET days £23,748 starting salary for 34.5 hours per week (full time) £14,111 starting salary for 20.5 hours per week (part time) 8.30am to 4.30pm - Monday and Thursday 8.30am to 3.30pm - Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (no flexibility with start or finish times)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £14,111 to £23,748 Per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
Permanent roles, term time Only + INSET days
£23,748 starting salary for 34.5 hours per week (full time)
£14,111 starting salary for 20.5 hours per week (part time)
8.30am to 4.30pm - Monday and Thursday
8.30am to 3.30pm - Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
(no flexibility with start or finish times)
Are you a naturally caring person who wants the best for children? If yes, come and make a difference to the lives of pupils with Special Educational Needs. The Avenue is a day school for pupils aged 2 – 19 with complex special needs including those with significant health needs and autism.
We are looking for Teaching Assistants to join us in November 2024 and we have full time and part time positions available (Wednesday to Friday).
Teaching Assistants work as part of a team providing care and learning experiences for our pupils encouraging them to develop to the best of their potential. Additionally, you will work closely with the Class Lead and deputise for them when they are not in class.
You will be required to plan for, and deliver, lessons for up to 1 day per week. You may also be required to attend parent’s evening, attend professional meetings, contribute to pupils’ Annual Review Reports and liaise with parents and professionals.
What we’re looking for:-
- Previous experience of working as a Teaching Assistant is essential and ideally you will also have had experience of working with SEN children
- Adaptability, resilience and being able to think on your feet are essential in this varied role
- An ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
- A good command of English and Mathematics are essential (at GCSE level)
- Strong ICT skills
- You should be patient and calm, with a consistent and positive approach to managing student behaviour, and understand how students learn
What the school offers its staff
To apply, please visit the vacancy page of our website - https://www.avenue.reading.sch.uk/ - and fill in the forms that you’ll find in the Teaching Assistant recruitment section.
All completed forms must be returned to recruitment@avenue.reading.sch.uk by the closing date. Please state whether you are interested in working full time or part time in your application.
For more information, please call Vanessa Carrick on 0118 214 5257
Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 23rd September 2024
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Avenue Special School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 233 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Avenue Special School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@avenue.reading.sch.uk
The Avenue School Special Needs Academy is a day special school for boys and girls from the age of 2 – 19 with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Arranging a visit to The Avenue Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@avenue.reading.sch.uk.
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