SEN Teaching Assistant

Kensworth Church of England Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3RH

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Monday 6th January 2025 or earlier

• Closing date

  12 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £25,992.00 Annually (Actual) The wage is pro-rated and therefore the candidate will be paid on a pro-rated basis for hours and weeks worked.

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

SEN Teaching Assistant

Diocese of St Albans Multi Academy Trust would like to recruit a part-time SEN Teaching Assistant, based at Kensworth CE Academy. The appointment will be permanent.

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08.30am to 3.30pm, 37 weeks per year (term time, including 5 INSET days).

Salary range: Point 6 – 8 , £25,183 - £25,992 pro rata, actual salary £18,887.25 to £1,624.50 per annum

Required to start: 6th January 2025 or earlier

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our strong school team and support teaching and learning in our school. We welcome applications from candidates with experience across EYFS, Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2. Please state your area of strength on your application form e.g. communication and language, SEMH, neurodivergence or cognition and learning. We pride ourselves on being a highly inclusive school and offering the highest quality academic and pastoral support to a wide range of pupils with differing needs.

This vacancy will suit candidates who are enthusiastic, highly motivated, and have the best outcomes for children at heart. Knowledge and/or experience of pupils with SEN is essential.

We are looking for an individual who can apply their knowledge, skills and excellent practice in working with SEN pupils throughout the school. This will involve supporting pupils in the classroom, in group work and on an individual basis.

Under the direction and supervision of the SENCO, you will:

Support children’s learning through the social context of play activities, designed to support success and independence in everyday routines, both within an individual and small group basis.

Help meet pupil’s academic, social, emotional and communication needs within the classroom and during social activities.

We are looking for someone who:

Can demonstrate knowledge, understanding and experience relating to pupils with high-level SEND:

Has experience of enabling children with high-level needs to make progress in their learning, applying knowledge of the curriculum appropriately and having high expectations for every child.

Develops effective relationships with children that enable them to engage well in their learning and develop socially, emotionally and personally.

Is supportive of a therapeutic approach - both when managing challenging behaviour and in their daily approach

Is committed to excellent teamwork and communicates effectively with colleagues, parents and children.

Demonstrates emotional resilience and enjoys the challenge of a varied and highly rewarding role

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Kensworth Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 86 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Kensworth Church of England Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kensworth-church-of-england-academy (opens in new tab)

Village primary school and member of the Diocese of St Albans Multi Academy Trust

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