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Teaching Assistant - Sherbourne Fields School

Sherbourne Fields School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 1PR

This job expired on 28 April 2025 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  28 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual Salary £20,671 per annum

Teaching Assistant - Sherbourne Fields School job summary

What is the job role?

We have a number of exciting opportunities for ambitious, talented and committed Teaching Assistants to join our incredible team of dedicated staff.

Judged ‘Outstanding’ in the last three consecutive Ofsted inspections, we have been recognised, and pride ourselves on our innovative and creative approaches throughout our school.

Work Pattern

35 hours per week

39 weeks term time only

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for individual qualities such as motivation; aspiration; passion and commitment to professional development. You will be driven and ambitious and keen to learn from the highly skilled staff team around you. As an employee of Sherbourne Fields, you will be adaptable in your approach whilst playing a key role in supporting pupils with a wide range of additional need throughout their school day and beyond. You will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the school ethos - which embraces change and remains solution focused whilst ensuring children remain at the heart of our practice.

You will be committed to a quality of education that will facilitate the development of strategies and skills for successful learning, and the ability to use them in all aspects of life.

We particularly welcome applications from post graduate students looking to gain SEND experience as part of their longer-term career journey, and Health Care professionals looking to change career.

Sherbourne Fields is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.   A Full enhanced DBS check will be carried out for this post.

Please apply using the online application form ensuring you outline your skills, abilities, and experience in line with the key areas on the advert and Job Description and Person Specification

Application forms also available from the school website – www.sherbournefields.co.uk

Please email completed applications to recruitment@sherbournefields.coventry.sch.uk

Applicants must possess GCSE Maths and English (A – C/4 - 9 or equivalent) and be competent in the use of ICT.

Closing date:   Monday 28^th April 2025

Interview date:   TBC

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

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 Sherbourne Fields School

• School type: Special school, ages 5 to 19
• School size: 255 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sherbourne Fields School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sherbourne-fields-school

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