Teaching Assistant

Howden School, Goole, DN14 7AL

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15,948.00 Annually (Actual) SCP 5 - 30 hours per week Mon-Fri - Term time only

Teaching Assistant job summary

As a Teaching Assistant, you will provide specific assistance to children with special educational needs, within the school environment and on school outings and to provide general assistance to teaching staff in respect of these students. You will have a clear understanding of the range of difficulties that students present in mainstream schools and to be able to demonstrate suitable strategies which can be implemented to enable these children to fulfil their potential and partake fully in all aspects of the National Curriculum and school life.

The successful candidate would be responsible for liaising with classroom teachers, and SENDCo and use student information to provide appropriate support for teaching and learning enabling students to make expected progress. You would implement literacy and numeracy support programmes for groups of students and individuals. You would undertake small group/individual teaching for literacy, numeracy, and science support, under the guidance of the Learning Support teachers and SENDCo.

About You

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and/or young people with SEN, preferably in a Secondary school environment. Candidates will also be educated to GCSE\Level 2 qualifications in Maths, English and Science. Candidates will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the range of difficulties that students present in mainstream schools and to be able to demonstrate evidence and knowledge of strategies which can be implemented to enable these children to fulfil their potential and partake fully in all aspects of the curriculum and school life.

What WE can Offer YOU

In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to develop and thrive. We offer all staff access to an excellent pension (TPS/LGPS); a generous annual leave entitlement with additional shutdown days over the Christmas period; staff development opportunities; free onsite car parking; and a supportive induction programme.

For an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact Dawn Mumby, Operations Manager on 01430 430448. For further information and how to apply for this position please visit www.howdenschool.net

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, please do not hesitate to contact us via vacancies@consortiumtrust.co.uk.

The Consortium Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at The Consortium Academy Trust.

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.

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About Howden School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 698 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Howden School website (opens in new tab)
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