Teaching Assistant with SEN responsibility (Maternity Cover)

Rivelin Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2PL

39 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  22 May 2023

• Latest start date

  5 June 2023

• Closing date

  28 April 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Monday to Friday with 30 minutes for lunchbreak
• Contract type: Maternity or parental leave cover - From 22/05/23 to 23/02/24
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,575 - £21,968

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic, keen to work in partnership with teachers and able to work under instruction as well as having the ability to use their initiative.

They will be required to contribute to the educational and social development of children. They should have the ability to build excellent relationships with adults and children and work as part of our whole school team. You will have good literacy and numeracy skills and experience.

They should embody the following qualities:

Enjoyment of working with children

Sensitivity and understanding, to help build good relationships with pupils

A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils, and promoting the ethos and values of the school

Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times

Commitment to safeguarding pupil’s wellbeing and equality

Resilient, positive, forward looking and enthusiastic about making a difference

Capacity to inspire, motivate and challenge children and young people

What the school offers its staff

Rivelin has a very creative curriculum and committed, inspiring staff. We pride ourselves on being welcoming and friendly and we are committed to supporting every child achieve their very best.

As we say in our vision statement the pastoral and academic achievements of children are our highest priorities and we pride ourselves on making every minute count.

We all have a statutory duty to “safeguard and promote the welfare of children”, (Working together to safeguard children, DfE 2018) up to the age of 18 years.

Rivelin Primary School has adopted all of the advised policies and procedures from the Safeguarding Sheffield Children Board.

In addition to these we have our own school specific Safeguarding Policy

Commitment to safeguarding

We all have a statutory duty to “safeguard and promote the welfare of children”, (Working together to safeguard children, DfE 2018) up to the age of 18 years. Rivelin Primary School has adopted all of the advised policies and procedures from the Safeguarding Sheffield Children Board. In addition to these we have our own school specific Safeguarding Policy If you have any concerns about the health and safety of a child or young person at this education setting or feel that something may be troubling them, you should share this information with an appropriate member of staff straight away.

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About Rivelin Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 378 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Rivelin Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: s.wilson@rivelin.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0114 2341304
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rivelin-primary-school (opens in new tab)

We are a large school in the North- West of Sheffield catering for children from the ages of 3 – 11. Our children are determined, hard working and always try their best – they are a pleasure to work with and staff and children alike enjoy coming to school each day. Rivelin has a very creative curriculum and committed, inspiring staff. We pride ourselves on being welcoming and friendly and we are committed to supporting every child achieve their very best. As we say in our vision statement the pastoral and academic achievements of children are our highest priorities and we pride ourselves on making every minute count.

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