SEN L2 Teaching Assistant

Richmond Academy, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 6HY

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Pending Pre-employment Checks

• Closing date

  11 September 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 August 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week, Term Time Only (198 days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 3 (p.6 - p.11) £23,893 - £25,979 (pro rota to hours worked)
• Additional allowances:

  8% SEN allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will have:     

• A passion and commitment to working with children with Special Educational Needs  

• Understanding of the barriers to learning that children with special educational needs may face and be able to use effective strategies to support them   

• Experience of developing learning resources that scaffold and support learning  

• Awareness of child development and knowledge of how children learn  

• Experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age to those in the school   

• Communication skills to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers   

• NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience    

• Literacy and Numeracy skills equivalent to Level 1 of the National Qualification & Credit Framework   

• Completion of Department for Education Teaching Assistant Induction Programme (or to complete within first term)   

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:   

• The opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence. 

• a commitment to high quality professional development,    

• opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools and most importantly    

• the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference    

• The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.   

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.

Applying for the job

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Richmond Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 424 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Richmond Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: northwestrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/richmond-academy-oldham (opens in new tab)

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