Teaching Assistant SEN

Silsoe CofE VC Lower School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4GP

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.18 - £12.59 Annually (Actual) NJC points 5-7

Teaching Assistant SEN job summary

Hours - 8.45am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday - 31.25 hours per week (30 mins unpaid lunch break), term time only plus 5 training days

We are an excellent, values based Church of England Lower School that aims to welcome everyone and provide the very best education.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, flexible and experienced Teaching Assistant to work as part of a professional team working with children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in our nurture provision.

The ideal candidate must be experienced, resilient, patient and have good communication skills in order to build positive relationships with children and their families. The post involves a midday supervisory role providing additional pupil support during a lunch period.

Candidates must support the school vision, values and ethos.

If you would like to discuss the post or arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01525 860247 for an appointment.

The Governing Board is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We carry out enhanced DBS and online checks on all staff and volunteers and take references. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all members of the community.

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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Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Silsoe CofE VC Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 269 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Silsoe CofE VC Lower School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/silsoe-cofe-vc-lower-school (opens in new tab)

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