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Teaching Assistant - SEN (Qualified) Sensory responsibilities

Newark Orchard School, Newark, NG24 3AL

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• Job start date

  2 September 2024

• Closing date

  2 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 June 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: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 4 SCP 8 - 14 - £24,702 to £27,334

What skills and experience we're looking for

Newark Orchard School is a Special School in Balderton providing education to 170 students with a range of special educational needs aged between 3 and 18.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated teaching assistant to contribute towards the achievements of this happy school. Preferably you will have worked within a busy educational environment but appropriate special educational needs training will be provided.

You will be able to demonstrate the following:

• A passion for working with pupils with SEND who exhibit behaviours which can challenge linked to their needs.
• Resilience alongside the ability to work as part of a team to support exciting, alternative learning opportunities for our young people.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to communicate confidently and appropriately with staff, pupils and parents
• Good numeracy and literacy skills preferably equivalent to GCSE Grade C

The job role specifically requires the post holder

• To hold a Level 3 child care qualification or equivalent

• To oversee the day to day implementation of the Sensory Policy
• To deliver sensory interventions with identified pupils across the school
• To record progress of the pupils to contribute towards their targets
• To attend relevant training to support the role

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

• A supportive and talented staff team
• The opportunity to learn new skills
• A great working environment in a new school building
• The opportunity to become part of a happy school with friendly staff who work hard to ensure our ethos of “Individual Growth Individual People” is met.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

We are committed to rigorous safeguarding procedures and promoting the welfare of all children. An online search of publicly available information will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview. When completing your application form, please ensure there are no gaps in your employment history that are not explained. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Check.

Details and application forms are available from our website www.newarkorchard.notts.sch.uk/StaffVacancies Completed application forms can be emailed to office@newarkorchard.notts.sch.uk

Visits to the school are welcomed and these have been arranged to take place on Thursday 27thJune and Monday 1st July at 9.00am. Please call school to book your visit

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to rigorous safeguarding procedures and promoting the welfare of all children. An online search of publicly available information will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview. When completing your application form, please ensure there are no gaps in your employment history that are not explained. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Check.

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About Newark Orchard School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 18
• School size: 169 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newark Orchard School website
• Email address: office@newarkorchard.notts.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01636 682255
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newark-orchard-school

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