General Teaching Assistant - SEND
Childhaven Community Nursery School, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1UBThis job expired on 9 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 23.75 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 1:15pm, Term time only
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term until August 2025
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,114 per annum
Hourly rate
- £12.00
Additional allowances
SEN allowance TBC
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you currently looking for an opportunity to make a positive impact on the early educational experience of children?
Our Opportunity
We encourage interest and applications from candidates who are interested in and would thrive in working within nursery education which offers reward, challenge and where no two days are the same. We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for working with very young children, and experience working with children who have additional needs. We are working hard to develop our nurture provision for some of our most vulnerable children and we are looking to strengthen our team who work flexibly with all children who are on roll. This post is particularly focused on working intensively with children who require support with communication and interaction.
The successful candidates will ideally hold English and Maths GCSE level ‘C’ or above or equivalent.
Experience in working with young children with SEND is essential.
Key duties:
- Engage with children to develop sustained, shared thinking, and promote the characteristics of effective learning, as defined in the EYFS framework
- Prepare and maintain our learning environment
- Carry out routine tasks to support the work of teacher, HLTAs and ATAs
- Provide intensive support to some of our children with additional needs
What the school offers its staff
Here at Childhaven Community
Nursery School we provide a vibrant, welcoming, and inspirational setting and
serve the communities around the Scarborough Town. In July this year we
celebrated receiving our fourth Outstanding Ofsted rating!
We can offer you
- A warm, happy school where we value everyone and have a philosophy of kindness and support for each other. Our approach is not always conventional but has the impact our children need- and deserve
- Happy, enthusiastic and well-behaved children
- A school with exciting and attractive learning environments and where no two days are the same
- A school who puts nurture for staff and children at the forefront
- A place where children’s dreams come true
- A forward-thinking school who will be committed to your own professional development and provide you with many opportunities to advance in your Early Years career.
Further details about the role
An email will be sent to candidates with the outcome of the shortlisting process.
We do not accept CV’s.
Please get in touch if you require the form to be sent in a different format.
When applying please take into account the following:
Supporting Information
The supporting information section of your application should clearly evidence your ability to meet the requirements we have outlined in the job description & person specification. This will be used to shortlist applicants for this role and therefore it is imperative that you provide evidence as requested.
References
When completing your application, please provide two employment referees. Generally, this is your current and most recent employer. Please note your referee should ideally be a previous line manager or someone in a position of authority.
Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies and process applications on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes.
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 Childhaven Community Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
- Education phase
- View all Nurseryjobs
- School size
- 79 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 01609 536 964
Here at Childhaven Community Nursery School we provide a vibrant, welcoming, and inspirational setting and serve the communities around the Scarborough Town. We are one of only 3 maintained nursery schools in North Yorkshire and we offer children a unique start to their education. Children aged between 2 and 4 play and learn together in our wonderful Victorian building and garden.
Our learning environment and education provision that is offered to our 95 children on roll is second to none and our teaching assistants play an important part in school life. Our team ethos helps make our school welcoming, calm and purposeful.
Arranging a visit to Childhaven Community Nursery School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk.
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