SEN Teaching Assistant
Crossacres Primary Academy, Manchester, M22 5AD12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 February 2025
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: 30 hours per week Monday to Friday 8:45am - 3:15pm (30 minutes lunch)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31st August 2025
Actual salary
- £17,532 payable per annum (Grade 3 pt.4)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you…
- enthusiastic
- motivated
- driven by success
- excited by new opportunities
- committed to an inclusive approach to education with a willingness to undertake training, for example; moving and handling?
- a fantastic team player with high standards for teaching and learning?
What the school offers its staff
If so we can offer you…
- a supportive environment where children thrive
- a knowledgeable and experienced team
- continuous professional development opportunities
- the opportunity to work with outstanding colleagues
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to finance@crossacres.manchester.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Crossacres Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 707 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Crossacres Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- finance@crossacres.manchester.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 437 1272
Main Duties
Support for pupils
1. To work with small groups of children under the supervision of the teacher
including the implementation of ILPs
2. Give regular feedback on children’s progress to the class teacher and file
records
3. Attend to children’s personal needs, including pastoral, social, health, physical
hygiene, minor first aid and welfare matters
4. Establish good relationships with pupils, taking on role model by presenting a
positive personal image and responding appropriately to individual needs
5. Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
6. To assist with the dispensing of medication in exceptional circumstances with
appropriate training and under the supervision of medical staff where
necessary.
7. To carry out escort duties as appropriate whenever required.
Support for Teachers
8. To assist the teacher to ensure a safe classroom and outdoor environment,
checking materials and personal equipment for defects and implement risk assessments carried out by the teacher according to school guidelines. This will include cleaning equipment used by pupils and ensuring its accessibility.
9. To work closely under the guidance of the teacher as required, with
therapists, medical staff, and other personnel working with pupils, so that
their advice and practice are integrated in to ILPs.
10.Provide curricular clerical/admin support, eg. photocopying, making lists,
collection of monies.
11.Prepare the classroom for lessons, including display work under the direction
of the teacher
12.Undertake pupil record keeping as requested (e.g. provide a written
statement on pupil progress to the teacher)
13.Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate
14.Gather and report information between parents and carers as directed
Support for the Curriculum
15.To provide support in all areas of the curriculum and on social occasions for
pupils who have been identified as having medical conditions which disable their full independent access to mainstream school life.
16.Provide Curriculum / resource support and undertake programs linked to local and national learning strategies
17.Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
18.Prepare and maintain equipment/resources as directed by the teacher and assist pupils in their use
Support for the Academy
19.Be aware of and comply with child protection procedures, health and safety
and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting any concerns to the relevant member of staff.
20.Maintain high standards of health and safety at all times.
21.Maintain good relationships with colleagues and work together as a team.
22.Assist in the supervision of classroom and outdoor activities.
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