Teaching Assistant - Grade C
Mill Ford School, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2PY22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 December 2024
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, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Part time: 29.17 Hours per week – 39 weeks per year, permanent contract Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.00am – 3.10pm Weds 9.00am – 4.00pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,790 - £25,584
Actual salary
- £16,800 - £17,338
Pay scale
- Grade C, Scale Point 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for candidates with:
- A recognised qualification in supporting teaching and learning or/and health and social care
- Functional Skills level 2 in Maths and English, equivalent or higher
- A knowledge of learning needs would be desirable
- Effective communication, resilience and behaviour management skills
If you don’t have the right qualifications we will consider you for a Grade B post.
What the school offers its staff
We will offer you:
- A rewarding career supporting an amazing group of children and young people.
- A nurturing supportive workplace with a great team
- Health and Wellbeing package including Physio support, Counselling and Mindfulness, GP phone and video consultations
- Access to the cycle to work scheme with Plymouth City Council along with other Plymouth City Council Employee discounts
- Training to support you in your role including Makaton, Safety Interventions and Trauma Informed Practice.
- Opportunities for career progression
- An opportunity to join the school at a time of growth.
- E-learning through National Online Safety – A suite of learning options to support your professional development.
Flexible working opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Mill Ford School is fully committed to keeping our pupils safe. Safeguarding means keeping everyone safe from harm such as abuse, bullying, discrimination, hate crimes or harassment, including child on child sexual harassment and abuse. Safeguarding also includes keeping children and young people safe from on line abuse, bullying and risks to their health and safety.
More information on safeguarding at Mill Ford School can be found on our website at: https://www.millfordschool.co.uk/important-documents/safeguarding
Successful applicants will be required to complete a DBS application as part of our pre-employment checks as well as participating in a rolling programme of regular safeguarding checks.
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About Mill Ford School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 121 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Mill Ford School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- HR@millford.plymouth.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01752 300270
Mill Ford is a school with a specialism in meeting the needs of children and young adults aged 3-19 with complex needs, including severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties, complex medical needs and autistic spectrum conditions.
We are a friendly, child-centered school where staff work tirelessly to provide each child and young person with an individual and exciting curriculum that ensures pupils develop skills and knowledge for life now and in the future. We place a strong emphasis on ensuring our pupils aspire to be the best they can, are able to contribute to society, develop their communication and social skills, enjoy learning and have a strong sense of self. We ensure pupils can achieve these things independently in a nurturing environment, where they feel safe enough to take risks.
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