Teaching Assistant

Westcroft School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 8NZ

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP after interview

• Closing date

  16 December 2024 at 4pm

• Date listed

  21 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,584.00 - £27,269.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Westcroft School is a day school for up to 190 pupils, aged 5 to 19 years, with Complex Cognitive Difficulties.

To start ASAP

Grade 4 Point 7 – 11 £25,584.00 - £27269.00 (Pro Rata) 32 hours per week - term time only (part time may be considered)

The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a permanent Teaching Assistant, who:

Has experience of working in a school

Has worked with SEND pupils; particularly those with complex learning needs

Could work with any age group within the school

Has the ability to improvise and adapt at short notice

Has excellent behaviour management skills

Is able to work as part of a team

Pupils enjoy a rich and varied curriculum, which includes Vocational experiences off site and Outdoor and Adventurous activities. Westcroft is a happy and welcoming school. At Westcroft we want our pupils to reach their potential and appoint staff who are able to support and guide our pupils to this end.

Visits to the school and /or informal discussion with the Headteacher would be welcome.

An enhanced DBS check will be required before the post is taken up. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and safeguarding checks will be undertaken.

CV’s are not accepted, unless alongside a fully completed application form.

Commitment to safeguarding

Westcroft is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers are subject to an enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references and for teachers, a prohibition check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Westcroft School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 19
• School size: 192 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Westcroft School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westcroft-school (opens in new tab)

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