SEN General Teaching Assistant
The Forest School, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0DQThis job expired on 6 June 2022 – see similar jobs
Closing date
6 June 2022 at 9am
Date listed
11 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £15,058 - £15,667 actual per annum
SEN General Teaching Assistant job summary
Wellspring Academy Trust
Post Title: SEN General Teaching Assistant
Academy: The Forest School
Reporting to: Senior Leadership Team
Salary: FTE £20,043.00
Wellspring is an established and growing Multi-Academy Trust with a difference. We operate Primary, Secondary, Special and Alternative Academies across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Humber. We are committed to making a difference to the lives and life chances of the young people and the communities we serve.
As the Trust continues to grow our roles offer pathways for ambitious and dynamic individuals who are determined to make a difference. We value our people; collegial working at all levels is central to our culture. High quality induction training and ongoing professional development support are guaranteed. There will be a broad range of opportunities for you to realise your professional vision and ambitions within the Trust.
We are interested in hearing from people who:
● Are self-motivated, customer-focused and organised.
● Enjoy working as part of an inclusive team.
● Have a commitment to supporting the work of education leaders and who are passionate about learning.
The Forest School has always been a very special school – our children are amazing and they teach us something new every day and this is a really exciting time to join us as we have only recently joined Wellspring Academy Trust.
We currently have vacancies for General Teaching Assistants to support our children who all have special educational needs.
If you would like a role where every day is different, where the opportunity to make a difference to the life of our young people is appealing to you and if you would like to join a team of inspirational practitioners, then we would like to hear from you.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The school contact details are: - Jayne Owen, Office Manager, The Forest School, Park Lane, Knaresborough HG5 0DQ, recruitment@forest-school.org.uk Tel 01423 864583.
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be taken up prior to interview.
We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.
All applicants need to complete the Equal Opportunities form. Please click link for further details http://bit.ly/WATEqualOpportunities
Reporting to Lisa Frankland & Paul James, Interim Co-Headteachers
Duration of Post Permanent
Work Commitment Term Time only (39 weeks)
Hours /Weeks 32.5 hours per week
Salary Grade E, SCP 6-8 £15,058 -£15,667 (actual)
Start date As soon as possible
Closing date 9am Monday 6th June 2022
Shortlisting Wednesday 8th June 2022
Interview date Thursday 16th June 2022
Applications By post to The Forest School, Park Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0DQ or by Email to recruitment@forest-school.org.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
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About The Forest School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 16
- School size
- 136 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Forest School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@forest-school.org.uk
Welcome to our school website. Thank you for taking the time to look at what we do to support the learning of pupils with a Education and Health Care Plan from Early Years to Year 11 (3-16 years old).
Pupils join our school with a wide range of challenges in their lives.
Presently we have children with …
Moderate Learning Difficulties
Severe Learning Difficulties
Complex Medical Difficulties
Downs Syndrome
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Physical Difficulties
Hearing Impairment
Autism
… and 94% of our school population have Speech, Language and Communication Needs.
No two individuals are the same and at our school we make no judgements about the young people we work with. We invite them to come on a learning journey with us. We help them to arrive at a place where they are more comfortable with themselves, they are happy at home and society understands them and their needs.
Our aim is that the pupils become confident as individuals, responsible as citizens and successful as learners.
The school is a Specialist College for Communication and Interaction and this is a key aspect of the work we do.
We create a family type atmosphere in which everyone knows, respects and is tolerant of everyone else. Friendship, respect and excellence are at the heart of all that we do. We help young people to develop lasting friendships with their peers whilst sharing their learning journeys. We encourage all of our pupils to respect themselves and others as they strive for excellence in all that they do both academically and personally.
The sky is the limit for our pupils in terms of what they can achieve and the school does all that it can to enable everyone to reach their full potential.
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