Teaching Assistant
Samuel Pepys School, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2EZ2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Start date TBC
Closing date
24 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday in term time 8.40am to 3.25pm plus a meeting each Monday until 4.00 or 4.40pm 3 professional learning days per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,737 to £23,893
What skills and experience we're looking for
We wish to appoint team players whose skills and experience will contribute to meeting the needs of every pupil. The successful applicant will confidently and competently be able to work with children and young people with a range of needs, have a caring, positive approach to supporting behaviour and be flexible about working across the whole school. Supporting physical activities such as rebound trampolining, hydrotherapy, The Daily Mile and outdoor learning are all a part of this fun-filled role.
What the school offers its staff
- Rewarding work supporting pupils with special educational needs
- Being part of a positive, well-trained, supportive staff team, described as an ‘remarkably effective team’ by Ofsted (December 2024)
- A busy, active, varied role
- Access to a highly effective training offer
- Term time working to fit in with school holidays
Further details about the role
Your prospects of being invited to interview will be enhanced if your letter of application identifies your personal experiences, strengths and qualities cross referenced to the person specification. Please download the application pack from the school website www.samuelpepysschool.co.uk and return your completed application to the school office via email joinus@samuelpepys.cambs.sch.uk
CVs or applications via an agency are not accepted.
Previous applicants need not reapply.
Commitment to safeguarding
Samuel Pepys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to successful pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS, health check and two satisfactory references, requested prior to interview. In line with KCSIE guidance and as part of due diligence an online check will take place for shortlisted. We actively promote equality of opportunity in employment in our school and would be pleased to receive applications from all candidates regardless of age, ethnicity or religion.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Samuel Pepys School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 123 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Samuel Pepys School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- joinus@samuelpepys.cambs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01480375012
Samuel Pepys is a Cambridgeshire area special school for 124 wonderful pupils (Increasing to 165) aged 3 to 19 years living in St. Neots and the surrounding area. All pupils have an Education, Health and Care
Plan to meet their severe and complex needs. Our pupils inspire and teach us a lot and we are committed to ensuring everyone achieves their full potential through fun, innovative, purposeful and engaging learning opportunities. We are pleased to work closely with families, other professionals and have the dedicated support of Governors. Our curriculum places priority on meeting individual needs and learning what really matters with a focus upon functional life skills.
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