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  • 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

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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.

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About The Avenue Special School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 19
School size
233 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19

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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