6 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Sept 2023

  • Closing date

    5 June 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    27 April 2023

Job details

Job role

Key stage

Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£17476-£18192

What skills and experience we're looking for

The school is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant. Candidates should be flexible and have an interest in working with learners with a range of complex special educational needs.

Applicants will ideally have experience and understanding of special educational needs, autistic spectrum disorder and safeguarding. You should be highly motivated, have a flexible approach to work, have excellent teamwork skills and a keen interest in their own professional development.

Applicants will be able to demonstrate a commitment to working with children, their families and the school.

What the school offers its staff

Set in a beautiful location on the North Norfolk coast, Sidestrand Hall School is a Complex Needs school providing education to pupils aged 7-19 years. The pupils at Sidestrand Hall School have a range of complex needs including speech and communication difficulties, autistic spectrum condition, social and emotional mental health needs and a range of learning difficulties.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act & you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are successful.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@sidestrandhall.norfolk.sch.uk

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About Sidestrand Hall School

School type
Special school, ages 7 to 19
School size
191 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 19
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School website
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Email address
office@sidestrandhall.norfolk.sch.uk
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We are all immensely proud of our School. Sidestrand Hall School caters for pupils aged 7 – 19 years with wide ranging complex needs. The School stands in 15 acres of land on the North Norfolk Coast. We have a range of specialist facilities on site including gardens, greenhouse, woods with a bike trail, a go-kart track, mechanics and construction workshops, science lab, food technology room, sensory room, purpose built Sixth Form and residential units. Our mission statement demonstrates our purpose as moving Achievement beyond Expectation. Sidestrand Hall has a highly qualified, skilled and committed staff who guide and support pupils through a range of learning experiences which provide them with the skills, knowledge and qualifications they need. All pupils follow the National Curriculum differentiated to their needs and the extended curriculum offers opportunities for outdoor learning, developing independence and being an active member of the community. Every pupil leaves Sidestrand Hall with Nationally recognised qualifications that prepare them for their next steps and work towards the outcomes of the SEN code of Practice, Preparing for Adulthood – Employment/Education, Independent Living, Community Participation and Good Health.

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