Teaching Assistants (Special) Level 2
Talbot Specialist School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 9JPThis job expired on 7 June 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
7 June 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 April 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
- Part time: 32.5hrs per week Term Time plus 1 week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,294 - £26,421
Actual salary
- £18,334 - £19,939
Pay scale
- NJC Scp 7-12
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you have:
Relevant qualifications or experience in SEN
Experience in working with young people with Severe and Complex Learning Difficulties and/or ASD.
Training in relevant learning/behaviour strategies e.g. SEN, Team Teach, Positive Handling, First Aid
Good communication and interpersonal skills
The ability to work with other agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Candidates should be willing to take responsibility for basic care and hygiene as part of their duties to ensure that the students can gain full access to the curriculum. This includes meeting personal care needs and feeding.
Undertaking training in the following areas will be a requirement; Moving and Handling, Makaton Signing and Team Teach (Positive Handling Techniques).
What the school offers its staff
If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here, and we will offer you:
Support and leadership from highly experienced staff
On-going professional development
A committed and enthusiastic team who work together to find solutions
If you believe you have the skills, energy and vision to support our students, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Come and see if we are the right place for the first step, or the next step in your career!
We would encourage you to take a look at our website: www.talbotlearningcommunity.org.uk
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 Talbot Specialist School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 235 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Talbot Specialist School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@talbot.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01142507394
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of our students and their families?
We are expanding our staffing team to better meet the needs of our amazing students and have some exciting opportunities to become part of our highly skilled and supportive staff team. We are looking to appoint inspirational and energetic practitioners who are willing to go above and beyond to support our students and their families to achieve:
‘Beyond Expectations’
Our School:
Talbot Specialist School is a recently inspected good school for students aged 11-19 with Cognition and Learning Difficulties – including emotional needs, behavioural needs, profound and complex learning difficulties and autism. We are based in the South of Sheffield, serving approximately 240 young people and their families from across the city. Situated on the same site as Newfield School, we offer high quality facilities which enable our students to be as independent and prepared as possible to have purposeful and fulfilled adult lives. We actively seek opportunities to promote inclusion and work closely with Newfield and other Sheffield Special Schools.
We have a new leadership team in place and are developing our provision to include learning at different sites across the city. This is an exciting time to join the school and to be part of our amazing journey!
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