Teaching Assistant 1-2-1 SEND Group Suport
Birches First School, WOLVERHAMPTON, West Midlands, WV8 2JG27 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
7 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 21.75 hours Mon 9am - 3.15pm Tues 9am - 3.15pm Wed 9am - 12pm Thu 9am - 3.15pm Fri 9am - 12pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - Ends Aug 25
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,500 FTE
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant to support an individual with learning needs in Year 3. The contract is fixed term in the first instance as it is linked to a child with EHCP funding.
You will need
- Experience of working with children with speech and language needs;
- The ability to adapt learning and planning to meet a child’s specific needs;
- The ability to assess and record;
- To be willing to undertake personal care needs if required;
- To be able to communicate effectively with the child, parents, colleagues and outside agencies;
- To establish good working relationships with the teacher, SENCo and outside agencies;
- To provide support for families and ensure partnership with home and school;
- To develop your own personal practice;
- NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent (desirable);
- Experience of managing SEND related behaviours;
An excellent understanding of ASD and how it effects behaviour and communication
What the school offers its staff
- A great team of hardworking colleagues
- Outstanding children who are keen to learn
- Supportive parents and governors
- Opportunities for professional developmentwithin school and as part of the MAT
- A well-resourced and safe working environment
- A highly skilled SENCo as a source of expertise and support
Commitment to safeguarding
Posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Shortlisted candidates will need to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the interview. You may be asked for information about your criminal history during recruitment.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@birches.staffs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Birches First School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 9
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 177 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Birches First School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@birches.staffs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01902 297910
Codsall Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Codsall Multi-Academy Trust currently comprises of St Nicholas CE First School, Codsall Middle School and Birches First School.
As geographical neighbours and partners with shared responsibility for the education of Codsall pupils from Nursery through to Year 8, Codsall Multi Academy Trust was formed in October 2016 to achieve their vision for:
Excellence throughout the EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3 phases
a continued pathway for learning and pastoral support for children and their families.
Maximising provision and opportunities for children, parents and staff
Working closely together with the aim of ensuring that each and every one of our pupils receives an outstanding education and is supported in becoming highly effective and successful members of society.
Birches First School aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality. At Birches, we aim to provide a rich and varied curriculum so that pupils of all abilities are helped to achieve in a safe, friendly and purposeful environment. Each child will be given every opportunity to learn to the best of their ability and, through our school values, learn to respect others and treat everyone in our school community with care, courtesy, kindness, and tolerance.
Codsall Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Arranging a visit to Birches First School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@birches.staffs.sch.uk.
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