SEN /Teaching Assistant

The Holme Church of England Primary School, Headley, Hampshire, GU35 8PQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 October 2024 at 5pm

• Date listed

  6 February 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,599.00 Annually (FTE) Grade B1 GST payscale

SEN /Teaching Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint a skilled, enthusiastic and caring Special Needs Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and hardworking team to work within the classroom supporting children with special educational needs across Year R and KS1.

The successful candidate will:

Have high expectations and a commitment to supporting children

Have excellent communication skills

Have a positive outlook and a good sense of humour

Demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills, (GCSE A-C in Maths & English or equivalent)

Have (or be willing to undertake) relevant first aid qualifications

Be able to implement learning activities to enable the child to access the curriculum

Have a willingness to learn new skills

Have the ability to build the child’s self-esteem

Use a variety of positive behaviour management strategies in line with the school’s ethos and behaviour policy.

Be an excellent team player

Be organised and able to work independently and under pressure

Have a flexible, calm and professional manner

An understanding of the Early Years curriculum is desirable as well as experience of the needs of autistic children.

The Holme Church of England Primary School and The Good Shepherd Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

'We reserve the right to interview on application should a suitable candidate apply and we have the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply for the role as soon as possible.'

Actual salary - £15964.64 (pro rata for 30 hours per week, 38.6 weeks per year)

Commitment to safeguarding

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our recruitment and employment practices reflect this commitment.

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 The Holme Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Holme Church of England Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-holme-church-of-england-primary-school (opens in new tab)

On behalf of the Trust, local committee and staff team, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to The Holme Church of England Primary School.

As you read through our website I hope that you will see that we are a school with a difference!

At the heart of everything that we do are the children. The seven years that they spend with us, are an extremely precious time of enormous growth and change. We seek to make every opportunity a learning experience and harness the value out of every moment, of every day. You will see from much of the content of this website, how central the children are and what fantastic ambassadors they are for the younger generation. As a school community, we are proud to provide a happy, positive environment where the children have the aspiration and self-belief to achieve their goals, whatever they may be.

As a Church of England school, The Holme has very clear Christian values and a strong ethos which permeates every aspect of our school and is built around enjoyment in learning. We value the support and commitment which parents offer, both to the school as a whole and to their own child’s education. We believe that working together enables our children to achieve their full potential through high quality teaching and an exciting, values-based curriculum, holding our children at the heart of everything we do.

Choosing a school is an important decision, so please come and visit us to see for yourself what makes The Holme so unique. To get more of a flavour of what goes on at The Holme, please explore our website or visit our virtual tour.

If you would like a copy of any of the information on our website, please contact the school office and we will happily provide it to you, free of charge.

We look forward to working with you to ensure your child’s years at The Holme are happy and enriching.

Mrs Sarah Stevenson

Headteacher

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