Teaching Assistant
Blessed William Howard Catholic School, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB21 days remaining to apply
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 2
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit additional teaching assistants into our expanding SEND team. You will join a department which is highly successful and very supportive. Teaching Assistants at Blessed William Howard play a vital role in supporting the learning and development of all students, with a particular focus on working with students who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Teaching Assistants work closely with teachers to ensure that students receive the individual attention and support they need to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, in line with the school's Catholic ethos and commitment to inclusivity.
The successful candidate will:
- be inspirational – able to engage our students and create an atmosphere
- of enthusiasm in the specialist laboratories
- be determined to get the very best out of our students, seeing them reach
- their full potential
- have a genuine passion for supporting student’s needs
- ideally have an understanding of EHCP plans
Find out more on our jobs page – www.bwh.staffs.sch.uk
What the school offers its staff
Why Blessed William Howard?
- A Christian community with a caring, secure and
disciplined environment.
- A wide range of extra-curricular activities.
- High academic standards.
- A commitment to success for all.
- Ongoing CPD for all staff
“There is a warm atmosphere and the quality of relationships between all members of the school community are a particular strength. Pupils and staff are friendly, helpful, polite and welcoming to visitors.” Diocesan Section 48 Report
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
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About Blessed William Howard Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 951 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@bwh.staffs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01785244236
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB), which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
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