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Teaching Assistant Level 3 (SEND)

Woodlands Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S14 1SL

This job expired on 1 December 2024 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  1 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks, temporary maternity cover
• Contract type: Fixed term - Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 4 £25,584 to £27,711
• Pay scale: £22,005 to £23,835 (with under five years' service)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and training

•GCSE Grade C in English and maths

•NVQ3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience

Skills and knowledge

•Knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum as appropriate to the age of the children being supported

•Strong knowledge of early language development

•Has an awareness of pupils with special educational needs

•Basic understanding of child development and learning

•Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

•Ability to relate well to children and adults

•Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities

•Can maintain trust and confidentiality where appropriate

Experience

•Experience of pupil assessment

•Management and support of pupils with SEND

•Experience of working with young people and children, including those with special educational needs

•RWI trained or knowledge of phonics

•2 years’ experience of working with children in an educational setting

Personal qualities

•Flexible

•Honest and reliable

•Calm under pressure

•Patient

•Empathetic with young people

•Team player

•High personal and professional standards

What the school offers its staff

UNIQUENESS

Woodlands is distinguished from other schools by its unique, warm, and welcoming atmosphere where everyone is treatedfairly and with respect.

COMMUNITY

Staff members, many of whom have dedicated 17 years to Woodlands, view the institution as an extended family, indicating astrong sense of community within the school.

INCLUSIVITY

Staff members appreciate working at Woodlands primarily for the team's emphasis on inclusion and meeting the needs ofevery child, reflecting a commitment to inclusivity.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Woodlands Primary School offers a wide array of professional opportunities with a clear focus on continuous professionaldevelopment and growth. The leadership team is noted for their exceptional support and investment in staff.

UNITY

The staff at Woodlands are described as resilient, professional, hardworking, and supportive of each other, fostering a sense ofunity and camaraderie within the school community.

FORWARD THINKING

Woodlands and its associated trust are recognized for their forward-thinking approach, being outward-facing, research-led,and collaborative in their endeavours.

TEAMWORK

Collaboration among staff at Woodlands goes beyond mere cooperation, reflecting true camaraderie and a sharedcommitment to supporting one another to create an environment where every child's needs are met.

WORKLOAD

The manageable workload at Woodlands enables staff to deliver their best while maintaining a healthy work-life balance,contributing to a positive working environment.

COLLABORATION

The Mercia Learning Trust is praised for its commitment to supporting staff and providing valuable opportunities forcollaboration with practitioners across its network of schools.

CHALLENGE

Staff members at Woodlands find fulfilment in the daily challenges presented by their roles, particularly in the enthusiasmdisplayed by the students, highlighting the rewarding nature of their work.

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 Woodlands Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 479 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Woodlands Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@merciatrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodlands-primary-school-sheffield (opens in new tab)

Thank you for your interest in joining Valley Park Community Nursery and Primary School. This is an excellent opportunity to join a great school and to play a key role in shaping the provision of education for our children.

At Valley Park Primary and Nursery School we care about success and about each other. We have high expectations inside the classroom and outside the classroom in all that we do. As a community school, we take our role seriously in providing the best quality care and education for children from age 2 to 11.

We focus on the important things that children need. We do not focus solely on outcomes and test results, but on giving children the right attitudes and knowledge for a successful life. To demonstrate this, we have our “4 Is” which we want all children to become: intelligent talkers, insatiable readers, impeccably behaved and inclusive citizens. Everything we do should focus on these.

Many of our children need the care and attention of our school to be like a family. So, we have our family values which are:

RESPECT: resilience, empathy, self-respect, punctuality, enthusiasm, character and talk.

All of us need to show these values at all times, our staff, children and community. This means we develop in our knowledge and our behaviour.

Our staff team are central to our success. They drive and accelerate the provision we offer to our community and we want the very best people to join us. We have a very strong staff team who are all focused on our children, making sure that every day is the best it can be for all of them.

If you feel you have the skills, drive and ambition to help support our aims, then please do read on.

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