Teaching Assistant (SEN)

Woodford Church of England Primary School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4HF

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 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: Hours: 30 hours a week, term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £16,364.32

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will need:

• Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent
• Proven track record of strong and consistent behaviour management
• Experience of working closely with parents in successful home-school partnerships that support pupils’ needs
• A working knowledge of relevant and effective SEN interventions and how to support pupils with SEND
• Skilled at making and sustaining positive relationships with children
• Able to stimulate children’s interest in learning
• Able to work closely with pupils who are finding learning difficult, or those who have experienced a feeling of failure
• Skilled at developing children’s self-esteem and motivation so that they become resilient, independent learners
• Capable of delivering intervention work and maintaining appropriate records
• Knowledge and understanding of how children learn
• Familiar with IT and its educational uses or approaches
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

What the school offers its staff

• Access to retail discounts and technology schemes.
• Access to Cycle to Work
• 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance on any personal and/or work-related matter.
• Free Mindfulness training with a qualified and experienced professional
• An open and collaborative working environment, not just within your academy but also across the Trust where innovation is encouraged.
• Discounted gym membership
• Commitment to exploring ways to reduce email traffic and confine email replies to office hours – while recognising our employee’s preferences for when they work
• Commitment to continuously review workload issues and explore options for simpler, less onerous methods and processes.

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

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Woodford Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 113 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Woodford Church of England Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: joinourteam@neneeducationtrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodford-church-of-england-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Woodford Church of England Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinourteam@neneeducationtrust.org.uk.

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