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Teaching Assistant (SEND - temporary contract) (L3)

Hillborough Infant and Nursery School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5EZ

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 April 2024 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  28 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14,992.11 - £15,499.73 Annually (Actual) Pro rata salary (based on level of experience)

Teaching Assistant (SEND - temporary contract) (L3) job summary

SEND Teaching Assistant

27.5 hours/week (term-time only)

L3 (£14,992.11 - £15,499.73)

Start date: as soon as possible

The Governing Body of Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is seeking to appoint a SEND Teaching Assistant (L3) to start as soon as possible. Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is Ofsted rated Good, with pupils who are keen to learn.

Ofsted, May 2023:

• 'Hillborough Infants is a welcoming school, where pupils feel like part of a family.'
• 'Children make a strong start in the early years. Teachers set high expectations.'
• 'Children develop positive attitudes to learning. Staff support and care for children well.'
• 'Staff enjoy being part of a close-knit team. The new governing body is effective and enthusiastic in supporting the school. Parents value the school.'

We can offer:

• A supportive, enthusiastic and friendly team;
• Children who are well behaved and want to learn;
• A refurbished wellbeing/SEN room;
• Commitment to your own professional development;
• Newly upgraded IT infrastructure and investment in IT.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and talented individual to assist in promoting the learning and personal development of the pupil(s) to whom you are assigned, to enable him/her to make best use of the educational opportunities available to them.

We require a committed and self-motivated individual with an enthusiasm for working with young people with previous experience of working in an educational environment, preferably in EYFS and Key Stage 1.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working in a school environment (EYFS & Key Stage 1);
• Some experience with working with children with ASD.
• Some experience of planning, monitoring and assessment of pupils’ work.
• Be able to communicate effectively with children, parents and other professionals.
• Be able to support learning in EYFS/Key Stage 1;
• Be able to work well as a member of a team, be proactive and able to work on own initiative;
• Be able to maintain and enhance the School’s high standards;
• Contribute towards the School ethos, improvement activities and the wider School community;
• Be able to positively promote inclusion;
• Have a positive attitude, be flexible, enthusiastic with good communication skills;
• Be adaptable to a changing school environment;
• Be prepared to attend training arranged outside of contracted hours.

Please see job description and person specification for more information about the position.

If you are motivated, compassionate, and dedicated to helping children succeed, we would love to hear from you!

We look forward to receiving your application!

All applications must be made through MyNewTerm

Closing date: 21st April 2024

Initial shortlisting: 23rd April 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 29th April 2024

Successful applicants may be called to interview before the closing date so early applications are encouraged.

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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About Hillborough Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 298 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hillborough Infant and Nursery School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillborough-infant-and-nursery-school (opens in new tab)

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