Teaching Assistant

Hylands School, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3ET

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 28.67 per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Scale 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

As a Teaching Assistant, you need to be an enthusiastic and adaptable, tolerant and patient person who can support pupils with special educational needs across the curriculum, working with small groups or within the classroom environment.

Part of the role involves working directly with departments. Good interpersonal skills, an ability to organise and maintain records and be able to work flexibly as part of an established team are essential. You must be willing to assist with all the pupils' personal care needs which may include toileting, dressing, feeding and mobility.

What the school offers its staff

Candidates looking for experience in schools prior to applying for teacher training are especially encouraged to apply. For suitable candidates, provision will be made to support applications into teaching using our close links to local training providers and our 'in-school' training and CPD.

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic. We have a whole school approach to flexible working to promote a positive work life balance.

Access to interview

Should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist, we will.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic; this includes applicants wishing to work flexibly.

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About Hylands School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 672 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hylands School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@tkat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hylands-school (opens in new tab)

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