Specialist Teaching Assistant (3) (Behaviour)
Hillborough Junior School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5EZ4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 May 2024 at 12:59am
Date listed
22 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,710.45 - £22,567.49 Annually (Actual) Point 15 -20. It is our policy to appoint at the bottom of the payscale unless proof is received of currently being at a higher point in the L5 range
Specialist Teaching Assistant (3) (Behaviour) job summary
SPECIALIST TEACHING ASSISTANT (3) - HILLRISE PROVISION
Term Time only, permanent contract
32.5 hours per week
Monday - Friday 8.45am -3.45pm
Do you have the drive and ambition to make a difference to the lives of the young people from our South Partnership of schools?
Hillborough Junior School is seeking to employ a highly skilled, enthusiastic and forward thinking Specialist Teaching Assistant for Behaviour to join our outstanding Hillrise Provision team.
Hillrise Provision has successfully supported pupils with challenging behaviour for 16 years, offering individually tailored support to pupils referred from 13 Primary and Nursery schools from the South Area Partnership in Luton.
Hillrise seeks to support pupils to integrate into school life as much as is appropriate for each individual. This may be via outreach support at their roll school. For some pupils, they spend part of their week attending the Provision and the rest of the time attending their mainstream roll school.
Provision staff, resources and dedicated teaching space enable a bespoke and flexible learning experience for the pupils. There is a strong focus on success and achievement academically and socially in order for each individual to move back towards fully effective education. Identifying the drivers for their behaviour and seeking to meet their needs are a critical element of the role.
Positive handling of pupils displaying challenging behaviour in order to maintain the safety of everyone in school is key to the role, appropriate training will be provided.
What do we require?
- NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience
You to have the ability to build good working relationships.
You need to be self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic.
Experience of working within a similar environment.
Good Numeracy and Literacy skills.
Someone with understanding of the breadth of the Primary curriculum.
Someone who can maximise each pupil’s engagement, learning and enjoyment of school.
You will support pupils in class, in small groups and working one to one.
Ability to work indoors and outside, including on regular trips out of school.
Professional conduct dealing with children and families who have been through challenge
- Thrive in a busy environment and enjoy new challenges
Ability to drive and have a car would be advantageous but not essential.
What we can offer you?
A friendly, hardworking and supportive staff team and governing body.
A positive, well-resourced teaching environment.
Active encouragement and commitment to your personal and professional development.
In addition to this we can offer?
Basic level health support with Westfield Health.
Visits to the school are welcome.
When completing the application form please ensure your statement relates to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.
SAFEGUARDING ''We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view.' The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Please note, the school reserves the right to close adverts prior to the closing date if a sufficient response is received. Early applications are advised in light of this.
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.
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About Hillborough Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 358 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Hillborough Junior School website (opens in new tab)
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