Deadline is today

  • Job start date

    4 September 2024

  • Closing date

    26 June 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    11 June 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours a week

Contract type

Fixed term - One Year

Pay scale

Grade 4 (Derbyshire Pay Scales)

Additional allowances

IF HLTA trained possible

What skills and experience we're looking for

We wish to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic School Health Assistant to join our established team of support staff. The role entails:

- Working alongside the school’s SENDCO and Class teacher to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

- Providing support for individual pupils to access whole-class learning opportunities

- Supporting pupils with practical personal care and specialist support (with training)

-Taking responsibility for the administration of medicines and monitoring a child's health and wellbeing

- Establishing positive relationships with both pupils and staff, contributing to our teamwork ethos

- Acting as a general classroom assistant as needed

This post is suitable for former teaching assistants or school support staff and may also apply to those with health and care work backgrounds.

What the school offers its staff

Shardlow Primary School is a small school with big spirit! We are located in a small village in the East Midlands, in Derbyshire with close transport links to the M1, A52 and A50 and a short distance from Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.

We have a positive and happy ethos, with a friendly and welcoming team. Our Senior Leadership Team are mindful of staff wellbeing and value staff feedback. We sign up to the employee assistance programme- offering free mental health support, cycle to work schemes and opportunities to gain time in lieu so that you can attend those important family engagements during term time.

Our parents, pupils and wider school community are all supportive of the school and we work together as a community to help our staff and children Aspire, Achieve and Thrive.

Further details about the role

Provisional interview date- 02.07.2024

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our recruitment process follows the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and procedures.

The following checks will be completed for candidates who have been shortlisted- completion of a self-declaration which includes criminal history, barred list, prohibition, disqualification; online searches and reference requests.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Medical checks
Online searches
Prohibition from teaching
Right to work
Satisfactory references
Suitability to work with children

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to enquiries@shardlow.derbyshire.sch.uk

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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Shardlow Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
97 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Phone number
01332 792215

Welcome to Shardlow Primary School!

We are a small school with big spirit! We don’t let our small size stop us from providing the best for our children and this is achieved through a shared vision and values amongst all our staff, parents, pupils and the wider school community.

At Shardlow Primary School we want all pupils to Aspire, Achieve and Thrive during their time with us and beyond. Our ultimate aims for all of our children are;

Aspire- to develop a long term love of learning and a desire to achieve

Achieve- to fulfil their potential; achieving their best across the curriculum

Thrive- for all of our children to be happy, healthy and safe.

Our values, the ‘Shardlow Spirits’ help us to create an environment where this is possible. Through the Shardlow Spirits our children learn the key characteristics needed to be effective learners and help them to achieve, whilst also understanding how to behave towards one another, maintaining a happy and safe environment so our community can thrive.

Arranging a visit to Shardlow Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@shardlow.derbyshire.sch.uk.

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