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Teaching Assistant Level 1

Elms Bank, Bury, Lancashire, M45 8PJ

This job expired on 10 June 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 June 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Normal working hours: Monday 8.45am – 4.45pm, Tuesday to Friday 8.45am – 3.30pm. The post is 32.5 hours per week term time plus 5 additional days to be worked during periods of school closure.
• Contract type: Fixed term - This is a temporary role until the previous post holder returns from Maternity Leave. - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: Grade 6, SCP 6, actual salary £18,422 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teaching Assistant Level 1 (Maternity Leave Cover)

The trust, on behalf of Elms Bank school, are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and committed Teaching Assistant (Level 1), to cover maternity leave, who can join a team of dedicated professionals. You will be part of an excellent team and provided with extensive support that will enable you to develop to your full potential both in this role and beyond.

Our pupils are aged 11 to 19 years, with a diverse range of learning disabilities (PMLD, SLD, MLD, SEMH), combined with medical conditions, physical disabilities, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and/ or autism.

Successful candidates may be asked to work at either of our school or college sites, within one of our five pathways (Thrive, Explore, Inspire, Specialist Provision, or Nurture), either on a 1:1 basis or as part of a class.

The Teaching Assistant role provides high quality learning and pastoral support for our pupils as well as taking on additional responsibilities such as administering medication following NHS training.

What the school offers its staff

In return our trust can offer you:

• An incredible opportunity to be part of an exceptional school and work with experienced and successful leaders.
• The chance to be part of a growing and forwarding thinking trust that will provide wider opportunities in the future.
• Extensive support to progress your potential at an exciting time in our development.
• An opportunity to work within an inclusive and values driven organisation and the chance to be part of a highly skilled, dedicated, and hardworking team.
• Support with health and wellbeing via ‘Medicash’, a Health Cash Plan that is paid for by the trust and gives access to a range of helpful benefits. The trust also provides access to ‘Welbee’, a dedicated staff wellbeing improvement service.

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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Additional documents

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Teaching Assistant Level 1 Mat Cover.pdf - 3.16 MB (opens in new tab)

About Elms Bank

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 338 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Elms Bank website
• Email address: recruitment@oaklp.co.uk
• Phone number: 01615530030
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/elms-bank

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