Special Teaching Assistant

Duke of Lancaster School, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9DQ

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2024

• Closing date

  1 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,715.00 - £17,273.00 Annually (Actual) SP 4 - 6 ACTUAL SALARY £16,715 to £17,273 on a 31 hour 15 minutes / 39 weeks per year contract

Special Teaching Assistant job summary

POST: Special Teaching Assistant

SALARY: SENDAT Support Staff Pay Scale Range SP4-6

£16,715 to £17,273 (full time equivalent)

CONTRACT: 31 hours 15 mins per week / 39 weeks per year

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS: Monday to Friday 08:45 to 15:30

Includes 30 minute unpaid break each day

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent

The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Academies Trust (SENDAT) is part of Eastern Education Group focusing on specialist provision and special schools. Its core aim is to provide for the continuum of special needs across the Eastern region. All SENDAT schools and alternate provisions have Trauma Informed practices embedded across the curriculum and SENDAT staff colleagues are given training and support to develop and use these skills in their day-to-day working.

Due to expansion of additional classes an exciting opportunity has arisen for Special Teaching Assistants (STA) to join the Duke of Lancaster team.

The successful candidates will support students at Duke of Lancaster, where the curriculum offer is designed around the needs of students.

You will work as part of a close-knit and supportive SENDAT team to provide a safe and secure educational and caring environment for students with moderate learning difficulties. You will help ensure that they receive specialist teaching and support tailored which meets their individual needs and facilitates their academic progress and personal development.

As a SENDAT employee, you will be instrumental in providing a real, positive impact on the educational and life outcomes for students with SEND.

You will also have access to:

A wide range of CPD opportunities

Opportunities for career development. The STA role has proven to be an excellent pathway for those looking to gain an understanding and experience of SEND and pursuing careers as HLTAs and Teacher Training.

A range of employee benefits including pension, Health Care benefits and Cycle2Work scheme, Well Being Day

A supportive working environment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks required for relevant posts. If any elements of the working arrangements are not suitable, we encourage you to get in touch to discuss other working possibilities.

SENDAT – welcoming diversity.

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 Duke of Lancaster School

• School type: Free School, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Duke of Lancaster School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/duke-of-lancaster-school (opens in new tab)

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