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Teaching Assistant - Learning Support

South Craven School, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7RL

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Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
29 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 April 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern: Full time: Part-time would be considered for the right candidate.
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: NJC Grade F scp 9 (scp 9 - 13) plus SEN Allowance
Additional allowances: SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

The main duties and responsibilities of this post include:

· Supporting students in class.

Using appropriate teaching and learning strategies to motivate students and enable their progress.
To meet the needs of particular students enabling them to reach their full potential.

Will supervise and support pupils consistently at all times recognising and responding to their individual needs whilst ensuring their safety and education in the learning environment.
Covering for staff absence

Contributing actively to the policies and aspirations of the school.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

· An ability / willingness to support students with a variety of different Special Educational Needs.

Ability to work as part of a team.
An ability to form positive relationships with students.
Sensitivity and the ability to deal with challenging situations.
Personal ambition and the capacity for hard work.

What the school offers its staff

South Craven School, supported by South Craven Academy Trust since May 2011, is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in a semi-rural location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with easy access to Leeds, Bradford and Greater Manchester. South Craven achieves strong results at both GCSE and A level and has an excellent vocational programme. It is an innovative and forward-thinking school.

Learning is placed firmly at the heart of the South Craven School community and the school has clearly defined Teaching and Learning Principles. Our main priority is to ensure our students have the best opportunities for success and the highest possible aspirations for the future. We aspire to develop confident South Craven Leaners. We are very proud of our excellent reputation in our local community, recognising our responsibility to provide young people with the skills and qualities to respond to the challenges of a fast changing world. We are also very proud of our reputation for developing teachers through our teacher training and teacher development programmes.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the school for an inspiring, enthusiastic and talented general teaching assistant. The successful candidate would be assigned to the Learning Support faculty.

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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