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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    29 September 2022 at 5:19pm

  • Date listed

    21 July 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - Until 31st August 2023

Full-time equivalent salary

£21,269 - £27,514 pro rata (actual salary £16,558 - £21,194)

Level 3 SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

The role:

We are looking to appoint 3 SEN Teaching Assistants, who will work in
partnership with classroom teachers to differentiate appropriate support for
pupils with Special Educational Needs. Successful
candidates will be highly motivated, positive and enthusiastic, love working
with children and helping them to strive to achieve against their targets.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate should

  • Be able to develop positive relationships with
    young children
  • Be able to stay calm and objective when
    presented with unusual or challenging behaviour
  • Have experience of supporting children with
    moderate to severe SEN needs, including autism, ADHD,
    behavioural, social and emotional learning difficulties, speech and language
    needs
  • Be enthusiastic and committed to working as
    part of a team
  • Be a confident and clear communicator with
    parents
  • Have GCSEs or equivalent level, including at
    least a Grade 4 (previously Grade C) in English and Maths

You must be willing to:

  • support and uphold
    our Catholic ethos
  • design and prepare
    resources to support language development and understanding as well as
    resources to support children with difficulties in cognition and learning
  • implement strategies
    as recommended by professionals, e.g. Speech and Language Therapist, which
    might include, but are not limited to, teaching language through categorisation
    tasks and games, sequencing activities, pre and post tutoring of key
    vocabulary, and using a phonological and semantic approach when teaching new
    vocabulary.
  • work in consultation
    with the class teacher to create an environment which is language rich, in
    terms of spoken language and the use of complementary communication systems
    such as visual symbols.
  • lead interventions
    that target reading comprehension, word reading, and spelling.

Essential criteria:

  • NVQ3 or equivalent
  • A high standard of
    spoken English
  • high expectations and
    a strong commitment to raising standards
  • work with initiative
    and be self-reliant when appropriate
  • a high standard of
    general education with good numeracy and literacy skills

Desired criteria:

  • Have experience working
    with children with SEN on both a 1:1 basis or within the general classroom environment
  • Experience supporting children with
    moderate to severe SEN needs including autism, ADHD, behavioural, social and
    emotional learning difficulties, speech and language needs
  • Knowledge of the Early
    Years, KS1, KS2 curriculum
  • confident
    in using ICT to support children
  • Knowledge of
    teaching phonics and early mathematics

What we offer you:

  • A happy and
    successful school
  • Professional and
    hard-working staff who go the extra mile for the children
  • Happy and confident
    children who enjoy learning
  • A committed and
    supportive Senior Leadership team and Governing Body

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and
therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential
requirement for this role.


Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 12th September 2022


Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; online check; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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About St Mary's Catholic Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
419 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01214642141

St. Mary’s is a successful and highly respected Catholic Primary School, in Harborne, Birmingham. We are a mixed, over-subscribed, 2-form entry Catholic Primary School for children aged 4-11, with capacity for 420 children. Our Catholic ethos is embedded in all that we do, and we strive to ensure that our pupils’ experience of Catholic Life is rich and meaningful. We are proud to share a unique relationship with our neighbouring parish of St Mary’s, and indeed the wider community of Harborne.

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