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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    18 November 2021 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    27 October 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£20,455 FTE

Inclcusion Higher Level Teaching Assistant job summary

The successful applicant will work alongside our SENCO, a full time Inclusion Manager and Inclusion Lead to champion the wellbeing and outcomes of our pupils. The post holder will undertake work and support programmes to facilitate the inclusion of pupils and will work with a range of children on both a one-to-one and small group work basis. Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.

Our ideal applicant will:
- have excellent communication skills
- have excellent relationships with pupils and parents
- have a flexible and collegiate approach to working
- have a positive, 'can-do' attitude
- be effective in offering professional challenge as well as support to their team
- show both creativity and resilience in approaching challenges
- have a background that includes experience and understanding in some aspects of counselling, youth work, social work or similar
- have experience of working effectively with primary-age SEMH and SEN pupils
- know a range of motivational teaching and learning strategies to engage pupils
- be experienced in specialist behaviour management strategies and TIS/THRIVE
- be confident in using technology to support their role
- have strong organisational skills and be able to use their initiative to work autonomosly within agreed parameters to meet deadlines
- be ambitious and keen to make a difference at Archbishop Benson School

What can we offer you?
- The opportunity to work in a Stand-Alone Church Academy
- A competitive wage
- A term-time only working pattern
- The opportunity to develop specialist skills and work with a large team of staff who have a wide range of expertise to share with colleagues
- The opportunity to play a leading role in shaping a new phase in our development

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged. If you would like to discuss the role and/or potenially consider a visit prior to applying, please email officemanager@archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk for to book a tour of the school and an informal chat with the Inclusion Manager.

The full job description and person specification can be downloaded along with an application form from our website: www.archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk. To apply, please email your completed application form to officemanager@archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk.

Please note that candidates will be shortlisted against the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Candidates called for interview will be those who have met the most significant elements of the criteria stipulated.

Archbishop Benson C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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 Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
428 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Phone number
01872273185

Our recent SIAMS Inspection Report celebrated Archbishop Benson's "…exceptional quality of inclusion…" and its "…transformational impact on (vulnerable pupils') lives and learning…"

Having made a strong start, we are now entering an exciting new phase of developing our provision even further. The Governors of Archbishop Benson CE Primary School are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who will play a pivotal role in moving the school forward and who will be a key member of the Inclusion Team.

Arranging a visit to Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email officemanager@archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk.

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