10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 November 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 October 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

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£7,392 to £18,482 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have full time vacancies as well as part time job share vacancies offering either 2 or 3 days per week - term time only plus inset days. Hours for all vacancies are 8.30am to 3.15pm with no flexibility to vary these hours.

Hours available:

- Full time - 31.25 Hours per week - £18,482 Per year
- 3 days - 18.75 Hours per week - £11,089 Per year
- 2 days - 12.5 Hours per week - £7,392 Per year

Please indicate in your application form which role you are applying for.

Learning Support 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. You will be based in one class and will help pupils with their learning, go out in the community and manage behaviour.

We are looking for people who are caring, playful, patient and pro-active with a good sense of humour and who are willing to join a team where we all do a bit of everything. Successful candidates need to be physically fit.

Previous experience of working with children and young people with SEN is an advantage but not essential as full training will be provided.

The Avenue Special Needs School is a vibrant and friendly school which supports more than 250 pupils, aged between 3-19, with a range of severe or profound learning difficulties, some physical disabilities and autism. We have small well-resourced classes and a real passion for supporting young people to have active and healthy lives through an exciting education both in and out of the classroom.

It is a great place to work with friendly colleagues, an excellent work life balance and good terms and conditions of employment.

Working at The Avenue provides you with the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people with special educational needs.

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 Support Assistant recruitment section. All completed forms must be returned to recruitment@avenue.reading.sch.uk.

For more information, please call Vanessa Carrick on 0118 214 5257

Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 25th November 2024

All employees of The Avenue School are required to undergo safeguarding checks which will include reference checks and enhanced DBS check.

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.

Applying for the job

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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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