Specialist Teaching Assistant

Greys Education Centre, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7AB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,257.00 - £22,657.00 Annually (Actual)

Specialist Teaching Assistant job summary

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Specialist Teaching Assistant in the Primary Provision:

1. To assist teachers with all aspects of their work within the provision

2. To contribute to physical, social, emotional and intellectual well being of the pupils

3. To work with groups or individuals within the unit or within other areas of the Alternative Provision Academy if the need arises

4. To support pupils during breakfast, break times and lunch times

5. To prepare wall displays under the guidance of the class teacher

6. To work in collaboration with teaching staff of the Alternative Provision Academy, setting and reviewing pupils’ targets, planning progression and differentiation of work, and supporting pupils to achieve progress and success.

7. To input data to the Alternative Provision Academy and the Local Authority’s databases, as required

8. To liaise with pupils’ parents/carers

9. To liaise with the pupils’ school (link teacher)

10. To visit pupils in their mainstream school to provide support and follow up

11. To respect confidentiality of all information regarding pupils and their families

12. To attend and contribute to staff meetings as required

13. If required and from time to time, to undertake similar duties as a Specialist Teaching Assistant in the Secondary Provision

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 Greys Education Centre

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 52 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greys-education-centre (opens in new tab)

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