Teaching Assistant
Beckmead Park Academy, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BZThis job expired on 28 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 March 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week, Term Time only plus INSET days
Contract type
- Fixed term - until 31st August 2025 with a view to extend or make permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £27,030 and £31,440
Pay scale
- Grade 3 SCP 5 - Grade 5 SCP 15
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Good numeracy/literacy skills
- Be able to react constructively to challenging situations involving the care and management of individual children
- Being able to deal with emotional and physical challenges presented by regular involvement in physical intervention
- Participate in development and training opportunities
- Good knowledge of using specialist ICT resources / programmes to ensure pupil access
- Excellent communication skills together with the ability to communicate fluently in English to fulfil the requirements of the post
- Use basic technology – computer, video, and photocopier
- Ability to relate well to children and adults
- Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
- Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people
- Participate in development and training opportunities
- Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning
opportunities
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Working with or caring for children of relevant age.
What the school offers its staff
- Great pension scheme
- CPD for Career progression
- Teacher training programme
- Staff discount scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
The Beckmead Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people so expect all staff, volunteers and contractors, to share this commitment. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance (including the ability to participate in Physical Intervention), satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents/issues which are publicly available online.
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About Beckmead Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 108 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Beckmead Park Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@beckmeadtrust.org
SEN SCHOOL: Beckmead Family of Schools was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2017 and became the Beckmead (Academy) Trust in April 2019. The Family of Schools is an expanding learning and nurturing community for young people, with Educational Health Care Plans, based over a number of sites.
The Monks Orchard Road site is for 60 KS2-3 boys with social, emotional and mental health needs (Beckmead) and 40 KS3-4 boys who have ASD and associated challenging behaviour (Chaffinch Brook Upper).
The Morland Road site, Chaffinch Brook Lower, is for 39 primary age pupils who have a diagnosis of autism and present with challenging behaviour.
Bramley Bank, Rainbow class at Aerodrome Primary and The Beck at Forest Academy provide education for 36 children referred from mainstream schools who have not been able to meet their needs.
Tharreo House is a small, therapeutic provision for vulnerable secondary age pupils with complex needs.
Beckmead College and The Community Learning Team, offer a variety of individualised vocational and learning pathways for up to 100 KS4 and KS5 students.
Arranging a visit to Beckmead Park Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@beckmeadtrust.org.
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