General Teaching Assistant
Welburn Hall School, York, North Yorkshire, YO62 7HQThis job expired on 29 November 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
29 November 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week, Mon-Fri, term-time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- 16,794.13 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you enjoy the challenge of working with children and young people who have special educational needs? Do you have passion, enthusiasm and expertise to work with children and young people to reach their potential?
You will have the enthusiasm and resilience to work with children and young people who have a wide variety of needs including:
§ Autism
§ Moderate and severe learning difficulties
§ Profound and multiple learning difficulties
What the school offers its staff
We are a nurturing school and need to expand our team of teaching assistants, to support our autistic and SEMH young people. Set in over 20 acres of stunning countryside, Welburn Hall School is situated in the market town of Kirkbymoorside; nestled on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. With dedicated staff, fantastic facilities and beautiful buildings, we create a calm and inspiring place to learn, live and work.
A North Yorkshire Council maintained special school, we have a strong reputation for excellence; offering a dynamic, innovative and unique learning journey for pupils aged 8 to 19 years, with a wide range of physical disabilities or learning difficulties. Welburn Hall also boasts a vibrant and successful residential 6th Form College, catering for young people between the ages of 16 and 19.
Our aim is to ensure all pupils and students have the opportunities they need to reach their full potential for academic achievement, independence and personal development. We pride ourselves in being a warm and friendly school; our staff are our greatest resource and are highly valued for the contribution and difference they make to the lives of our pupils. Our ethos and core values of respect, perseverance and excellence support this model and are lived out in the daily work of the school.
We can offer you:
§ A happy and friendly special school, fostering an inclusive and nurturing environment in which to inspire and motivate our children.
§ Significant levels of support from a staff team who is experienced, committed and passionate about our school.
§ An opportunity to see the potential that exists here, with clear support given and an opportunity to make a difference that is life changing
§ Children and young people who will make you proud to be their Teaching Assistant.
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 Welburn Hall School
- School type
- Special school, ages 8 to 19
- School size
- 102 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 8 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Welburn Hall School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
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