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SEND General Teaching Assistant

Sicklinghall Community Primary School, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 4BD

This job expired on 30 January 2022 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  30 January 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week Term Time Only Monday – Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm
• Contract type: Fixed term - 01/02/2023
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,198-£18,933 per annum pro rata

SEND General Teaching Assistant job summary

SEND GENERAL TEACHING ASSISTANT – FEDERATED CONTRACT Sicklinghall Primary School GRADE C – 32.5 hours per week Term Time Only Monday – Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm including 30 minutes unpaid lunch break. Here at Sicklinghall Community Primary School we offer a vibrant and inspirational curriculum in an idyllic village setting close to Wetherby. As part of the Goldsborough Sicklinghall Federation, our united team work relentlessly to ensure that every child in our schools receives the best education and the best support to meet the SEMH and SEND needs. Our ethos is very much about helping the children to be the best that they can be by developing the skills that are essential to them becoming upstanding members of the community. We believe that when you develop the personal characteristics for learning first, children have the confidence to shine. Working with children is the best job in the world and as a school we encourage all staff to lead interventions and to organise exciting projects across both sites in our federation. 2021-22 is a hugely exciting time for our school as we continue with the growth of the curriculum further with staff development, training and resources at the heart of our journey. Our children only have one chance at their primary education and in challenging times for education, we must let our passion guide us as we strive to ensure it is inspiring and engaging for every single pupil. Our Opportunity We are expanding the team! We believe that a good Teaching Assistant can help develop the learning characteristics for a child’s whole school career. We are looking to appoint an inspirational Teaching Assistant, dedicated to embedding curriculum knowledge in practical and exciting ways that challenge and engage all learners in a Key Stage Two environment. With tailored support from your new colleagues and leaders, we will further develop you and give you the skills, encouragement and experience within the profession to excel as a Teaching Assistant within our unique federation setting. All we ask in return is commitment, a love of learning, initiative and pride in your work as you create those remarkable ‘lightbulb’ moments for our children. We are looking for: A skilled professional who has an engaging and dynamic style of leading interventions; A Teaching Assistant with an understanding of SEND and SEMH and the complex needs that make up any cohort of children; Someone who has the drive and ambition to make sure our children achieve their very best, promoting excellence within the class and Key Stage and sharing expertise across the federation, A character who has the drive to lead change to ensure that all children succeed; A Teaching Assistant with a flair for primary education who will embrace the challenges of supporting children in a mixed age class; A positive character who has initiative and is self-motivated, willing to embrace change. A staff member committed to the longevity of the role in supporting children in a mixed age class. A Teaching Assistant who will notice the children and intervene accordingly, offering ideas and suggestions. We can offer you: A warm, happy school where we value each individual child and the community in which it stands. Happy, enthusiastic and well-behaved children, eager to learn. A school within a federation offering the opportunity to work with like-minded colleagues. An opportunity for you to thrive as you continue your journey as a professional, accessing high quality support, training and resources our school leaders have to offer. Though we usually actively encourage you to visit and meet the children and staff, we are currently limiting people entering our schools. Please use the school websites and Twitter account (@GS_Federation) to gather information. You should find enough detail to give you a ‘feel’ for our values. If you feel a look around is essential, an appointment can be made with the administrator between 3:30pm and 4pm after school. Please email to book. You can read an article about our Federation on page 4 of the Yorkshire Post Headstart Magazine by clicking here: https://online.flipbuilder.com/npuo/fohx/ We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response of candidates who meet the requirements OR should the recommendations from the Government or Department for Education regarding schools’ changes. Please Reference SEND GTA on your application. All candidates are advised to submit their application ahead of the deadline. Candidates must ensure that they refer to the job description and person specification before making an application so that their application meets the criteria. Successful candidates will be invited to interview and given the interview tasks. Advertisement open date: 21st January 2022. Closing date: 30 January 2022 at 23:59pm Shortlisting 31st January 2022. Interviews 2nd February 2022. You must be available on this date. Application Forms should be submitted directly to adminscps@gsfederation.com The date of commencement for this post will be ASAP (providing all safeguarding checks have been completed and returned to school). Please ensure that you outline experience to meet the Essential and Desirable requirements. Hours may be slightly negotiable for the right candidate. Please state this in your application if it is something you wish to be considered.

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.

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About Sicklinghall Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 43 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sicklinghall Community Primary School website
• Email address: adminscps@gsfederation.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sicklinghall-community-primary-school

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