SEND Teaching Assistant

Brookfield Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0BW

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possiblw

• Closing date

  23 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,835.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary will be Pro Rata of Annual Salary

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

The Brookfield Primary School Champions wish to appoint a hardworking, caring, nurturing member of staff, who has experience working within a primary setting and with children with SEND to support children and their readiness to learn in our WARM school. The appointment will start at the earliest possible time as per the contract type.

Working at Brookfield Primary School, you will be part of the LEARNERs’ Trust, a large Multi Academy Trust operating across, Derby, Derbyshire and Rotherham. The Trust is a close community of schools that collaborate at every level to support the achievement of pupils and staff.

The successful candidate will be well qualified to NVQ level 3 or the equivalent, be very organised, have the ability to work independently as well as being part of a very successful team. The candidate should support our innovative, exciting approach to learning. We are looking for someone who has high expectations and is committed to engaging pupils in their learning, has the ability to reflect upon and improve their own practice, has energy and a sense of humour and will embrace the ethos of our school – Welcoming, Achieving, Respecting and Magical. Safeguarding and continued professional development will be an expectation, as well as attendance at all Staff Meetings, Staff Briefings and Inset Days.

We can offer you the opportunity to work with well-behaved and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and who enjoy creative learning opportunities, be a part of a friendly, dedicated and supportive staff team as well as excellent professional development opportunities.

Duties are listed on the job description but any additional duties will be commensurate with the grade and needs of the schools.

About this Role

We are looking for someone who:-

Has high expectations and is committed to engaging pupils in their learning.

Has the ability to reflect upon and improve their own practice.

Has energy and a sense of humour.

Will embrace the ethos of our school – ‘Welcoming, Achieving, Respecting and Magical’.

We can offer you:-

The opportunity to work with well-behaved and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and who enjoy creative learning opportunities.

Be part of a friendly, dedicated and supportive staff team.

Excellent professional development opportunities.

Context

The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.

We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.

Why do we exist?

Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future

Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.

Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.

Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect.

How will we act?

We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;

Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)

Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)

Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)

Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)

Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)

Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)

Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)

What is our strategy?

We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust;

Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools

Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity

Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children

Seeks continuous improvement and disruptive innovation

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person.

Please note that we are required to have references prior to interviews taking place due to safeguarding regulations, so references will be requested for all shortlisted candidates prior to interviews. You may also be subjected to online checks.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

We would warmly encourage you to contact the school on: (01332 516459) and to speak with Mrs Katy Smith (Headteacher) about the 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 Brookfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 243 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Brookfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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