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School Support Assistant

Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS

This job expired on 1 November 2021 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 December 2021

• Closing date

  1 November 2021 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 22.5 Per Week, Tuesday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Bucks Pay Range 1 - 2 (Point 6 - 15 depending on experience) £17,383 - £22,316 Pro Rata
• Actual salary: £8,964 - £11,508

School Support Assistant job summary

Position: School Support Assistant Reporting To: Deputy Headteacher Aim To provide support for pupils in both pastoral and academic situations to help them to achieve their potential, and to ensure the safety and well-being of all pupils. Main Responsibilities • Liaise with the teacher to ascertain where assistance in class is needed • Assist the teacher with the preparation of teaching aids and equipment • Prepare areas for activities and to work with the teacher and pupils to ensure that equipment is stored away appropriately • Work in a group setting or take a particular pupil in a one to one setting under the direction and guidance of a teacher • Respond positively to the physical and emotional needs of the pupils within the school • Reinforce the standards and expectations that exist within the Aims of Alfriston School • If appropriate, assist in transporting or supervising pupils to offsite educational activities • Represent the school in a positive manner Department Duties • Test and record pupils reading levels • Deliver interventions to pupils who need extra support with literacy • Arrange visits and trips for the department • General administrative duties for the department This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.

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About Alfriston School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 159 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alfriston School website
• Email address: recruit@alfristonschool.com
• Phone number: 01494 673740
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alfriston-school

Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.

Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.

We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.

WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.

Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.

Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities

Arranging a visit to Alfriston School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruit@alfristonschool.com.

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