Teaching Assistant

Parmiter's School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0UU

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2024

• Closing date

  3 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Special Education Needs (SEN), Special Needs
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14,379.00 - £14,379.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

This is an excellent opportunity to become a member of the team within our Curriculum Support department. This position is primarily focused on supporting students in the classroom, however, having the ICT skills to work in our Visual Access Centre, creating and modifying resources for our visually impaired students, would be advantageous.

Our Teaching Assistants support students across the key stages, helping them to overcome barriers to learning in mainstream classrooms, and may deliver small group reading interventions. Students present with a wide range of special educational needs, medical conditions and disabilities including visual and hearing impairment; autism; specific and general learning difficulties. There may be an opportunity to undertake medical training to support identified students for anyone who is interested in this specialism.

We are looking for someone who:

• is competent in the use of ICT, including MS Office and Google, and is keen to transfer these skills to resource modification

• has strong numeracy and literacy skills

• has an understanding of SEND

• enjoys working with young people of secondary school age

• demonstrates a calm and steady manner

• demonstrates good interpersonal skills and can work as part of a team

• is flexible in their approach and willing to take on new challenges.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• A competitive salary with London fringe allowance and Local Government Pension Scheme

• Bespoke CPD to suit your career goals

• Focus on staff well-being with an online GP service, Employee Assistant Programme, subsidised use of an on-site electric vehicle charging and complimentary use of a new on-site fitness suite.

• An admission policy prioritising the children of staff (a qualifying period may apply)

• Lovely school grounds in leafy surroundings with ample parking.

Parmiter’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions as the post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from previous employers. We are required to conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.

Commitment to safeguarding

Parmiter’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions. The post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from previous employers. We are required to conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online.

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About Parmiter's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1430 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Parmiter's School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parmiter-s-school-watford (opens in new tab)

The Good Schools Guide describes Parmiter's as "purposeful, friendly, with an inclusive feel and a sense of both history and progressiveness".

Parmiter's School relocated to the current 60 acre rural Hertfordshire site from London's East End in 1977.  The school enjoys a good reputation for traditional values and academic achievement whilst maintaining a true family feel among staff and students.  

Experienced teachers, newly qualified colleagues and support staff benefit from a supportive leadership team who focus on CPD and well-being as a priority.  

Parmiter's is a lead partner in The Watford Partnership for Teacher Training and takes the lead on Initial Teacher Training.  A number of existing teachers are accredited with being Specialist Leaders of Education. 

The school is consistently over subscribed for Year 7 and Sixth Form entry. Children of staff are a priority for admission. 

Please visit our website for more information and feel free to contact the school with any questions. 

www.parmiters.herts.sch.uk 

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