Teaching Assistant, St Dominic’s School
St Dominic's School, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DX17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, 08:30 – 16:00 Monday to Friday, Term Time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Starting salary - Grade R2 Scale point 9 (FTE: £26,236, Actual: £20,281.68 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a number of Teaching Assistants to work with the pupils and students in our Lower and Upper Schools, to start ASAP.
Working alongside teachers, therapists and other support staff, you will provide support to groups and individuals. You will help to improve their engagement in learning, remove barriers to learning, improve attainment and promote their self-confidence and emotional well-being.
St Dominic’s is able to offer an in-house training programme that allows Teaching Assistants to demonstrate key competencies in order to develop and improve practice and work towards specialisms within the role as well as aspiring to a range of other career opportunities in different disciplines. At St Dominic’s, successful completion of the Teaching Assistant Competency Framework at Level 1 and 2 is linked to pay.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
What the school offers its staff
St Dominic’s School is a special school in Godalming, Surrey, and stands in 56 acres of wooded grounds with ample space for outdoor learning activities. The school provides for 150 pupils and students between the ages of 7 – 19, who have a range of academic abilities and complex needs and with a primary diagnosis of speech language and communication needs and/or autistic spectrum conditions.
The school is the national lead in the ‘blended’ approach to teaching and learning and holds the Advanced Autism Accreditation and the prestigious Arts Council ‘Artsmark’ Silver Award.
St Dominic’s School is a rewarding and inspirational place to work where pupils and students enjoy the holistic programmes and educational opportunities offered to them by nurturing staff whose goal is to encourage growth, development and independence in preparation for further education and employment. To find out more about us visit www.stdominicsschool.org.uk.
Benefits include:
- Free car parking
- lunch provided on site
- Employee Assistance Programme.
Flexible working opportunities
On successful completion of probation (at 6 months) – Grade R3 Scale Point 12 (FTE: £27,350, Actual: £21,142.86 per annum)
On successful completion of Level 1 Standards – Grade R3 Scale Point 14 (FTE: £27,849, Actual: £21,528.61 per annum)
On successful completion of Level 2 Standards – Grade R3 Scale Point 16 (FTE: £28,258, Actual: £21,844.78 per annum) and eligibility to complete Level 3 Standards and therefore apply for specific Level 3 posts.
Commitment to safeguarding
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
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About St Dominic's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 19
- School size
- 157 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Dominic's School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk
St Dominic’s School is a special academy in Surrey and provides outstanding education for pupils and students aged 7-19 typically with a primary diagnosis of Speech Language & Communication Needs and/or Autistic Spectrum Condition. The school is located in Hambledon, close to Witley, Milford, Guildford and Godalming.
We are part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust (OHC&AT), a specialist Trust with 12 Academies and seven College Centres across London, Surrey and Sussex.
At St Dominic’s we believe passionately in a multi-disciplinary, ‘needs led’ approach to meeting each child’s and young person’s needs, resulting in carefully managed groupings, including specialist intervention work from our in house therapeutic team.
The school works closely in partnership with families, referring authorities and external agencies to coordinate the best possible education, care, guidance and support for its pupils and students.
Arranging a visit to St Dominic's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.
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