SEND Teaching Assistant

Greenleas School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AB

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15,559.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Level 2 point 3-4

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

Hours: 8.45-3.30, Monday - Friday term time only.

Contract term: In the first instance this will be a temporary post while we secure additional funding. It is our hope that this will translate into a permanent role.

Location: We are a two-site school, deployment is based on the needs of the children and the skill of the practitioner. It is likely that the post will be based at our Derwent Road (LU7 2AB) site in the first instance.

We are a four-form entry school operating over two sites in Leighton Buzzard. With a total of over 700 pupils, our school family is diverse and we are looking for a colleague to join our SEND Team.

You will support children in the classroom, helping them to access the learning through adapted plans and targeted interventions . You will also support children who need time outside the classroom setting and require additional individual care. We have a matrix management structure with our SEND TAs taking direction from the SENDCo and the class teacher.

We are looking for a positive, flexible member of staff . You will have experience of working in a school setting. Ideally you will have previous experience of supporting children with SEND , however training is offered to suitable candidates who wish to develop their expertise.

We offer you the opportunity to work as part of a committed SEND team. Our two sites provide scope for professional development and the opportunity to work with children with a variety of needs.

Greenleas is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all posts.

We operate a safer recruitment policy and follow the CBC Code of Practice. Our recruitment process includes undertaking online searches in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Applications will be assessed on receipt and suitable candidates interviewed and appointed immediately. An early application is advised.

Commitment to safeguarding

Greenleas School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We will carry out enhanced DBS checks where necessary on all staff and take references. Please note that online searches are undertaken as part of the safer recruitment process.

Central Bedfordshire Council Schools are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all members of the community.

Please advise us if you have a disability, learning difficulties, medical conditions or needs for which you would like us to make reasonable adjustments so that your application and working experience is more accessible.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Greenleas School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 679 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Greenleas School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenleas-school (opens in new tab)

We are a two-site school in the market town of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. We have over five hundred and sixty main school pupils in addition to those attending our Early Years provision which brings our total number to nearly seven hundred. We have one hundred and thirty staff across both sites.

We have a senior and middle leadership structure, providing opportunities for career development.

Our teachers have shared PPA on a Friday afternoon and come together across both sites for our staff meeting/Inset every Wednesday. We plan as a team across both sites.

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