Senior Teaching Assistant (ASC)

Hensingham Primary School, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8QZ

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,383.18 Annually (Actual)

Senior Teaching Assistant (ASC) job summary

• Hours of work: 32.5
• Working pattern: Monday to Friday 8:30am till 3:30pm
• Term weeks: 38 + 2 weeks school closure, minimum paid week 45.797

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic Senior Teaching Assistant with an specialist focus and experience with ASC to join our supportive, hardworking team.

As part of the Cumbria Education Trust our school is led with shared vision, honesty and purpose. CET is a growing multi academy trust based in Cumbria; it is committed to creating outstanding, innovative and inspiring learning environments for our schools and their communities. The successful candidate will be joining CET at an exciting time, as we continue to build on our successes and move forward on our journey to ensure every child can 'be the best they can be.'

Want to know more about our happy and thriving school - why not visit our "Careers page"?

The successful candidate will:

• Provide and co-ordinate effective interventions with a particular focus on developing strategies for supporting student with ASC.
• Enable students to gain independence and participate fully in the curriculum
• Have the ability to to build trusting and supportive relationships with parents and external agencies
• Be adaptable & empathetic
• Have a minimum of 2 years recent/relevant experience
• The ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

We can offer:

• A people first approach, ensuring that you feel part of our community
• Enhanced opportunities for collaborative working as part of a dynamic and highly successful Multi Academy Trust Excellent career and CPD opportunities
• A commitment to constantly review and improve our family friendly policies and look for new and innovative way to aid and support our staff in achieving a healthy work/life balance
• Employee benefits package

If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.

.If you would like to Visit the school and have a look around please contact the school on Head@hensingham.cumbria.sch.uk to arrange an appointment

The Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, on line searches are carried out on successful candidates.

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 Hensingham Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 140 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hensingham Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hensingham-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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