Level 2 (Grade 4 point 7) Teaching Assistant
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Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 18.75 hours per week 8.45-12.30 each weekday
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £13.26 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Head teacher and Governors of Great Sankey Primary School and Nursery are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Level 2 Teaching Assistant to join their excellent SEND support staff team. The successful candidate will be working18.75 hours per week across 5 mornings. This role will involve working alongside a child with additional needs in Lower Key Stage 2 as well as working with small groups of pupils in this age range.
The successful candidate will work with and support a key child as well as supervise groups of children under the direction of the teaching staff, inclusive of specific individual learning needs. They will also assist in classroom management and positive behaviour techniques.
The successful candidate will hold relevant qualifications and be able to:
- Promote self-esteem and independence of the pupil
- Promote the inclusion and wellbeing of all pupils.
- Respond appropriately to individual pupil needs ensuring effective interaction
- Implement strategies as outlined by the SENDCo and class teacher to support the focus child with their additional needs
- Have an understanding and experience of working with pupils with additional needs
- Set high expectations for themselves and the children they work with.
Show flexibility and draw on a range of strategies in helping pupils achieve positive outcomes
What the school offers its staff
At The Challenge Academy Trust, we are building a culture that champions better work and working lives across the Trust; a framework to support and develop our workforce from ‘hire to retire’. We are committed to providing a workload that is fair and reasonable, work environment where employee health and wellbeing are actively supported and promoted and structured personal and professional development.
Our staff offer also includes:
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme / Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- An Occupational Sick Pay Scheme (entitlements based on service).
- Access to TCAT+ our Reward & Wellbeing platform, including access to retailer discounts, a car lease scheme, discounted healthcare cash plan, cycle to work scheme and online resources to support physical, emotional, professional, financial and social wellbeing.
- Access to a comprehensive CPD framework though ‘Education Connect’, our professional development arm, and online resources from the National College’.
The Challenge Academy Trust is committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer, and our employment policies, procedures and practices are regularly reviewed to ensure compliance with legislation. We are committed to creating a workplace culture that is inclusive, positive, and fair with opportunity for all.
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 Great Sankey Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 354 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Great Sankey Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@greatsankeyprimary.tcat.uk.com
- Phone number
- 01925 728176
Primary and Nursery School, part of The Challenge Academy Trust.
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