Teaching Assistant

Ribblesdale School, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1EJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: 31.25 hours per week, term-time only plus one INSET day.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: APT&C Grade 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to enhance our school support team through the appointment of a Teaching Assistant who will contribute to the pastoral care and academic support we provide for all our pupils. The primary provision at Ribblesdale School opened in September 2023 and we currently have classes in EYFS and Year 1. The successful candidate will be experienced in working with younger children with additional needs and would have the ability and willingness to support pupils with communication and interaction needs on a one-to-one and small group basis.

The successful applicant will work collaboratively with our teachers and other support staff to ensure that the personal, social and learning needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs, are met. Our Teaching Assistants establish positive, supportive and constructive relationships with pupils, parents, carers, school staff and governors and the wider community, contributing ideas and strategies for the benefit of our pupils. They assist with the planning, delivery and evaluation of the curriculum, ensuring that high-quality learning experiences are accessed by all.

As a Teaching Assistant at Ribblesdale, you will:

•Deliver learning activities for individuals and groups across EYFS and KS1, both within the classroom, one-to-one and as small group withdrawal sessions

•Engage in training to enable you to make optimal use of educational technology to support pupils’ learning

•Support subject specialist teachers in making the curriculum accessible to all learners and in implementing quality first teaching strategies.

What the school offers its staff

The emotional and mental wellbeing of pupils and staff is our top priority at Ribblesdale. We believe in creating a culture of kindness and nurture, in which every individual feels valued and supported.

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 vacancies@ribblesdale.org

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Advert Teaching Assistant Jan 25 Primary.pdf - 240 KB (opens in new tab)

Teaching Assistant 2b - Grade 5 (Grade Profile).pdf - 141 KB (opens in new tab)

About Ribblesdale School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1396 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ribblesdale School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancies@ribblesdale.org
• Phone number: 01200 422563
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ribblesdale-high-school (opens in new tab)

Ribblesdale School is a Microsoft Showcase School using cutting edge technology, located in the heart of the beautiful Ribble Valley in Lancashire. and we are seeking to appoint.

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