Level 3 SEN Teaching Assistant
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 0DNThis job expired on 29 September 2022 – see similar jobs
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
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
- School website
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- office@stmaryrc.bham.sch.uk
- 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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