Level 2 Teaching Assistant - SEN Support
Great Ouse Primary Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4TJThis job expired on 17 June 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
17 June 2024 at 9am
Date listed
4 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Grade 5, Point 5-7 (£17,783.78-£18,384.65) FTE £23,500-£24,294.
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Holds a good educational background with GCSE or equivalent in English Language.
- Understands how children learn.
- Is skilled at developing children’s self-esteem and motivation so that they become resilient, independent learners.
- Has excellent communication skills and is able to develop and sustain positive relationships with pupils.
What the school offers its staff
- Free on-site parking
- Eyecare vouchers
- Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free tea and coffee making facilities
- Generous sick pay and annual leave
Further details about the role
VACANCY FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS - SEN SUPPORT AT GREAT OUSE PRIMARY ACADEMY
Salary: Grade 5, Point 5-7 (£17,783.78-£18,384.65) FTE £23,500-£24,294.
Hours of work:32.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 39 weeks per year.
We currently have vacancies for passionate and creative Teaching Assistants - SEN Support, who thrives on helping students realise their potential at Great Ouse Primary Academy. Under the direction of the SENDCO. You will be supporting children with SEND needs both inside and outside of the classroom environment.
Opportunity
- Take responsibility for adapting and delivering learning activities with SEND children, as agreed.
- Motivate and engage the students, to reach their full potential.
- Encourage and promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students.
- Join a dedicated, enthusiastic team, within a supportive MAT.
The ideal candidate
- Holds a good educational background with GCSE or equivalent in English Language.
- Understands how children learn.
- Is skilled at developing children’s self-esteem and motivation so that they become resilient, independent learners.
- Has excellent communication skills and is able to develop and sustain positive relationships with pupils.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Free on-site parking
- Eyecare vouchers
- Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free tea and coffee making facilities
- Generous sick pay and annual leave
Great Ouse Primary Academy is a school that thinks and dreams big for its pupils. Expectations are high for all who make up the Great Ouse Primary Academy community and these standards reflect the wonderful physical environment wehave developed to enable children to flourish within and beyond the school walls. The staff at Great Ouse Primary Academy are committed to developing learners who are resilient, learners who are focused and learners who are aspirational in their goals; learners well prepared to be successful citizens of the 21st century.
Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.
Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve.The Trust currently operates 28 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff.To find out more about the Trust, please visit:www.meridiantrust.co.uk
For more information about the role please download the applicant information pack below.
Closing date for applications is Monday 17th June 2024 at 09:00AM.
Interview date: W/C Monday 17th June 2024.
Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.
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 Ouse Primary Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 417 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Great Ouse Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kmurray@meridiantrust.co.uk
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