Teaching Assistant Level 2
Northcott School and Sixth Form College, Hull, HU7 4EL24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP and for September 2024
Closing date
24 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 April 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
- Full time, term time: 30 hours per week Option to take a secondary contract of 2.5 hours bringing it to 32.5 per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5-7
What skills and experience we're looking for
The school is seeking to appoint full-time Teaching Assistants.
We require a committed and innovative person with a passion to work with pupils with SEN, particularly pupils with autism. The successful applicant will need to have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to build excellent relationships with pupils. The ideal candidate will understand the importance of community and will actively engage in all aspects of the wider school life.
We require an experienced teaching assistant with a proven track record of working with pupils with additional needs in either a mainstream or specialist environment. Please ensure all essential criteria are met before submitting an application. This post is for 30 hours per week, term time only, 195 days per year (190 school days plus 5 training days). Normal working hours are from 8.45 am to 3.45 pm with an hour lunch break. We would like the successful candidate to agree to undertake lunchtime supervisory work for 2.5 hours per week, but this will be discussed with the successful applicants.
Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.
What the school offers its staff
Northcott School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Work life balance and well-being of our staff is really important to us
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@northcottschool.org.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Northcott School and Sixth Form College
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@northcottschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01482825311
Northcott School is a special needs school based in Hull. We are an SLCN/ASD school for pupils aged 3 to 19. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced SEN teachers and support staff, to observe and share practice on a regular basis, developing SEN skills linked to ASD and communication. We pride ourselves on having a communication rich environment, which promotes bespoke SEN provision without limitations. Our pupils have the option to study up to GCSE in an appropriate range of subjects according to needs and ability. We offer lots of alternative qualifications in addition, such as BTECs and Functional Skills. We are passionate about positive mental wellbeing throughout the school, and this is at the forefront of our support of pupils, staff and parents. We are committed to staff work-life balance.
Arranging a visit to Northcott School and Sixth Form College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@northcottschool.org.uk.
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