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SEN General Teaching Assistant

St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3BW

This 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: No, visa sponsorship not available
• 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.

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GTA SEN Pack FINAL.pdf - 253 KB (opens in new tab)

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 (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: sarah.hunter@northyorks.gov.uk
• Phone number: 07816 251271
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-martin-s-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-scarborough (opens in new tab)

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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