SEN General Teaching Assistant
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3BWThis job expired on 9 October 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 October 2023 at 9am
Date listed
26 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 32 hours per week, 08:30-15:30, Mon-Fri.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term until August 2024
Pay scale
- Grade C Scale 2- 4 plus SEN allowance
Additional allowances
SEN allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a nurturing, enthusiastic Teaching Assistant, dedicated to educating the next generation and looking to join a friendly, collaborative team with plenty of potential for progression? Then we want to hear from you.
Our Opportunity
We are looking for a caring, nurturing Teaching Assistant to join our team. You will be working closely with 2 pupils with special needs. This is a wonderfully rewarding opportunity to see your positive influence upon the pupils’ development.
You will need to develop a positive working relationship with the pupils and their parents. You will work under the guidance of the class teacher and will also liaise with the SENCO, support staff and other professionals in order to provide appropriate support to our pupils.
The
successful candidate must hold English and Maths GCSE level ‘C’ or above or
equivalent. Experience within a school setting is desirable but not essential,
and we will consider applications from candidates with similar experience in other
sectors, like care, who have transferable skills.
You will:
- Have previous experience in this type of role (although not essential).
- Be resilient and proactive and able to deal with challenging behaviours.
- Have a genuine interest in supporting children with special educational needs.
- Be able to develop positive working relationships with pupils, parents, staff and other professionals.
- Be able to work in EYFS and both Key Stage 1 and 2.
- Be willing to undertake and act on relevant professional development and training.
- Be able to support in the delivery of high-quality learning experiences for all pupils.
- Have high expectations of learning and behaviour and inspire and motivate our children.
- Be supportive, nurturing and understanding.
- Seek to make learning exciting and a positive experience.
- Work well as part of a team.
- Demonstrate good communication skills both orally and written.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A warm, happy school where we value everyone and have a philosophy of kindness and support for each other
- Happy, enthusiastic and well behaved children
- A school with exciting and attractive learning environments,
- A leadership team who welcome fresh ideas, traditional values and a sense of teamwork
St Martin’s C of E Primary School
‘Serve one another in love’ – Galatians 5v13
Here at St Martins C of E Primary School we provide a vibrant and inspirational setting and serve the communities around the Scarborough Headlands and beyond. Our learning environment and education provision that is offered to our 273 children on roll is second to none and our teaching assistants play an important part in school life. Our Christian ethos helps make our school welcoming, calm and purposeful.
St Martin’s always strives to be a caring community firmly rooted in the Christian faith. We recognise that each child is filled with unique, God given potential. You will be joining a school that has tackled all key areas of school improvement in recent years. We have a cohesive staff team, delightful children and strong and supportive Governors - all united to continuing our impressive improvement journey.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 276 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- sarah.hunter@northyorks.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 07816 251271
Arranging a visit to St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sarah.hunter@northyorks.gov.uk.
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