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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

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

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
View all Primaryjobs
School size
418 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Phone number
01214642141

We are an outstanding Catholic Primary School situated in Harborne, Birmingham.

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