SEN Teaching Assistant
Pencalenick School, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TE8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 November 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
- Part time: Permanent variable, 31.25 hours per week, 39 working weeks per year (includes CPD days) plus holidays (45.4506 paid weeks per year). Monday to Friday 8:30am – 3.15pm which includes a half hour unpaid lunch break.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,926
Actual salary
- £18,350
What skills and experience we're looking for
Falmouth ARB, located at Falmouth Primary Academy, is a member of the Special Partnership Trust, an ambitious and inspiring collaboration of specialist provision in Cornwall, with a focus on excellence in learning for everyone. We are seeking to appoint an energetic and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to work as part of a wider team at Falmouth ARB to start as soon as possible.
We are looking for someone with initiative and a willingness to become an active member of our friendly and professional ARB, where meeting the learning potential of our students is our highest priority. The successful candidate will be required to work alongside class teachers and teaching assistants and to follow any recommendations/guidance from multi agency teams. Experience of supporting students with complex and multiple learning needs or disabilities is a must, along with the confidence to manage emotional or behavioural difficulty.
The successful candidate will have:
- A minimum of two years relevant experience working with children, preferably in an educational setting
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A good understanding of safeguarding children
- High quality planning, annotation and recording skills
- An ability to work on their own initiative and be self-motivated.
A commitment to continuing professional development is necessary; we work closely together and roles may be interchangeable to meet children’s needs. We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Applicants should also be aware that an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.
What the school offers its staff
In return, as well as your salary, the following benefits would form part of your total reward:
- 37 days paid holiday (including bank holidays) from start of employment with the Trust
- Local Government Pensions Scheme with generous employer contributions and Death in Service benefits
- Employees Assistance Programme to support staff wellbeing
- Discounts and access to ‘Extra Special’, the Trust’s employee benefits and perks hub, which included hundreds of retailer discounts and wellbeing portal
- Simply Health Optimise Health Plan (providing opportunity for staff and their children to claim back healthcare costs, such as: Optician, Dentist, Osteopath, Physiotherapist, Chiropodist, Consultant fees, prescription charges)
- Occupational Health Support – including a 24/7 Thrive App
- Long Service Awards Vouchers
- Learning & Development/CPD opportunities
- Emergency Leave days
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Microsoft Office 365 Licences, you are able to use your work account to use excel, word and office packages on your home computer
- Eye Test Reimbursements
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Applicants should also be aware that an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vlane@pencalenick.org
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
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About Pencalenick School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 16
- School size
- 195 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Pencalenick School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vlane@pencalenick.org
- Phone number
- 01872520385
Pencalenick School is a vibrant and progressive SEN school based in Cornwall providing high quality education and support for pupils aged 11-16 with complex learning difficulties and disabilities. Pencalenick School also has the benefit of four outreach Area Resource Bases (ARBs) which are based within mainstream schools at Budehaven, Brannel, Falmouth and Mount Charles. Two of our ARBs offer primary provision and two offer secondary provision.
Pencalenick School and the ARBs are members of the Special Partnership Trust, an ambitious and inspiring collaboration of specialist provision in Cornwall, with a focus on excellence in learning for everyone.
Arranging a visit to Pencalenick School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vlane@pencalenick.org.
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