SEND Teaching Assistant
Poplar Farm School, Grantham, NG31 8XF20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 30
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,027 - £25,183
Pay scale
- LCC G3.6-9
What skills and experience we're looking for
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Poplar Farm is a new school which opened in September 2018. We are a warm, caring, inclusive and vibrant school where pupils are at the heart of every decision we make. Poplar Farm pupils are happy and confident, they are problem solvers, open minded, resilient and motivated to learn. We have a generous school site, with creative, bespoke learning areas both inside and outside.
The school is part of CIT (Community Inclusive Trust), a Multi Academy Trust comprising of special and mainstream primary schools across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
We are looking to appoint a SEND Teaching Assistant at Poplar Farm School to work with children who have special educational needs. The successful candidate will be required to provide enhanced support for children with communication and interaction needs and social and emotional health needs.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role and to ensure your suitability for this role.
The ideal candidate for this role will:
- Have experience of being a Teaching Assistant.
- Have experience of working with children with communication and interaction delays.
- Have experience of working with children with social and emotional health (SEMH) needs.
- Have experience of delivering Speech and Language support and using visual communication aids.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the EYFS and KS1 curriculum to support the academic progress of the children.
- Be a committed individual who can foster, monitor and develop the abilities, social skills and understanding of children.
- Be a good team player with positive interpersonal skills.
- Contribute to the ethos of a friendly, happy school, in which the personal development and well-being is given the highest priority, and where both academic and personal qualities of children are recognised and valued.
What the school offers its staff
In turn we can offer you:
- Friendly, enthusiastic and hardworking children.
- A forward-thinking and supportive staff who are committed to enhancing the learning and progress of our children.
- A new school building filled with rich and creative and learning environments, both inside and outside.
The benefits we can offer:
- The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people.
- A supportive induction process to help you develop within this role to be the best you can be and develop for your next career step.
- Access to high quality continuous professional development opportunities.
- A rewarding role where no two days are the same!
- Flexible working opportunities from day one of your employment with CIT.
- Access to the Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- An Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (salary dependent)
- A Bike2Work Scheme
Further details about the role
For more information about this role or to arrange a visit to the school please contact sendco@poplarfarmsch-cit.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Midday, 10 January 2025
Interviews will take place: TBC
CIT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks.
Applicants may also be subject to a social media presence check.
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
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About Poplar Farm School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 360 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Poplar Farm School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sendco@poplarfarmsch-cit.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01476850680
Arranging a visit to Poplar Farm School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sendco@poplarfarmsch-cit.co.uk.
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