Teaching Assistant
Birkdale High School, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DTThis job expired on 4 August 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
4 August 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 July 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- SCP 3-4 - £18,065 - £18,426 per annum pro rata
Teaching Assistant job summary
The Governors are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed person to join our SEND department, who specialises in supporting pupils with ADHD and sensory processing difficulties. This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and inclusive school and make a genuine and significant difference to the lives of children. The successful candidate will work within the SEND department supporting individuals in class or in our Learning Hub. The post will also involve working on a 1 to 1 basis supporting a child who has ADHD and sensory needs for much of the school day.
The successful candidate is required to start in September 2020. The appointment is temporary until the end of the Autumn term, in the first instance, but could lead to a permanent position.
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.
About Birkdale High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 890 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Birkdale High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@birkdalehigh.co.uk
Birkdale High School is a popular and successful all-boys 11-16 comprehensive Academy with an excellent reputation, outstanding pastoral care and consistently above national average academic results.
The school has seen its numbers rise over the last few years and is now oversubscribed.
At Birkdale we aim to be leaders in the education of boys and this starts with a clear focus on developing effective teaching pedagogy and not engaging in educational fads or gimmicks. Our development is driven by a focus on cognitive science and educational research and our quality assurance of teaching is developmental rather than judgemental.
School location
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