SEND Teaching Assistant
Catherine Wayte Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 4TADeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
20 March 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: Mon-Fri term time only, hours to be confirmed: 27.50hrs (8.30am – 12.00pm, 1.00 – 3.00pm or equivalent) or 30hrs (8.30 am– 1pm, 1.30pm – 3.00pm or equivalent)
Contract type
- Fixed term - named pupil contract
Hourly rate
- £12.28-£13.27
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a caring, patient and committed person to join us at Catherine Wayte Primary School. The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator to support a Foundation Stage child with cognition, learning, communication and interaction needs. An Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) is in place. Support is required both in the classroom and at play/lunchtimes. Some minor intimate care support will be required.
Good communication skills and the ability to use positive behaviour management strategies are essential. An understanding of Intensive Interaction (engaging with the child while playing and modelling how to play and interact with peers) is desirable but not essential.
Please see the Job Description and person specification which are attached. You will need to be able to plan, deliver and monitor learning to meet the needs of the child’s Education, Health and Care Plan, as well as adapting materials to support the child’s learning and development.
The following attributes are necessary: • A variety of communication skills to respond to the needs of the child
- Ability to build a positive working relationship with parents and carers • Empathy and understanding of children's individual learning abilities • Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with children with special educational needs • Patience and a good sense of humour
- Willingness to liaise and work with outside agencies such as Speech and Language therapist • Flexibility.
What the school offers its staff
As part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, we can offer:
- A competitive salary
- Access to Schools Advisory Service, who offer proactive physical and mental health support
- A commitment to your professional and career development
- An opportunity to be part of a dynamic, enthusiastic team
- Friendly and welcoming staff and pupils
- An opportunity to be part of a thriving school and local community
Further details about the role
The Area
Abbey Meads is one of the ‘urban villages’ in the northern development of Swindon. The housing is predominantly owner occupied with some social housing provision. The school is located near Abbey Meads Village Centre and other community facilities.
Swindon is conveniently situated in the M4 corridor with a wide range of manufacturing and service industries. The town’s railway heritage has been commemorated in ‘Steam’, a national railway heritage museum. This is located in part of the old railway works buildings. Other parts of the railway works house a large retail ‘outlet village’. The urban environment is complemented by the surrounding countryside with the Ridgeway and the Cotswolds being close by.
The School
The school serves the large expansion of north Swindon and has thirteen classes, organised in straight year groups from Year 3 upwards. We are a popular and successful school with five classes accommodated in mobile classrooms. Since December 2019 we have been part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust.
We would like to draw your attention to our most recent OFSTED report, which is available via our website. OFSTED visited our school in January 2019 and confirmed that the school continues to be a good school. Since the inspection we have continued to share and develop best practice and are committed to further improvement. Our last section 5 (2015) and section 8 (2019) Ofsted reports are available on our school website.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Catherine Wayte Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 385 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Catherine Wayte Primary School website
- Email address
- senioradmin@catherinewayte.bluekitetrust.org
- Phone number
- 01793727405
The Area
Abbey Meads is one of the ‘urban villages’ in the northern development of Swindon. The housing is predominantly owner occupied with some social housing provision. The school is located near Abbey Meads Village Centre and other community facilities.
Swindon is conveniently situated in the M4 corridor with a wide range of manufacturing and service industries. The town’s railway heritage has been commemorated in ‘Steam’, a national railway heritage museum. This is located in part of the old railway works buildings. Other parts of the railway works house a large retail ‘outlet village’. The urban environment is complemented by the surrounding countryside with the Ridgeway and the Cotswolds being close by.
The School
The school serves the large expansion of north Swindon and has thirteen classes, organised in straight year groups from Year 3 upwards. We are a popular and successful school with five classes accommodated in mobile classrooms. Since December 2019 we have been part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust.
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