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  • Job start date

    1 September 2024

  • Closing date

    5 July 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    19 June 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time: 30 hours per week 39 weeks per year

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 year, until 31st August 2025

Actual salary

Grade C Points 4 to 6 (£23,114 to £23.893 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £16,190.97.

What skills and experience we're looking for

As a Teaching / CareAssistant, you will provide one to one personal support for pupils with additional needs. You will provide special educational and/or medical support to ensure their successful engagement with and access to learning. You will need to maintain professional records and appropriate notes in relation to the individual pupil.

As part of this role you will assist with EHCP Children.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential:

  • A good standard of written and numeracy skills (A/I/C)
  • Experience of supporting a child with additional needs (A/I/R)
  • Ability to support the medical and personal care needs of a child (A/I/R)
  • Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice (A/I)
  • Understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these (A/I)
  • Good communication skills both oral and written (A/I/R)
  • Ability to build trust with a pupil and their parents/carers (A/I/R)
  • Experience of supporting and facilitating pupils learning and progress (A/I/R)
  • Ability to use basic technology to support the role (A/I)
  • Ability to build positive relationships with all stakeholders (A/I)
  • Ability to work constructively as part of a team (A/I/R)

  • Desirable:
  • Completion of DfES Teacher Assistant Induction Programme or equivalent (A/C)
  • NVQ Level 2 or appropriate level of experience of operating in the classroom (A/I/C)
  • Training in the relevant health care competencies (A/I/C)
  • Training to support SEN pupils (A/I/C)
  • Ability to use a hoist (A/I/R)
  • Working with or caring for children of relevant age (A/I)
  • Emergency First Aid or First aid at work qualification (C)

• Previous experience of working with young people preferably in a school setting (A/I)

Key: C – Certificate; A – Application Form; I – Interview; R - Reference

What the school offers its staff

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:

  • Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days(subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.
  • Financial: offering unlimited access to a huge range of discounts on holidays, days out, retailer and cashback deals inc. Curry’s, John Lewis, Tesco and B&Q to name but a few.
  • Lifestyle and Wellbeing: discounted & flexible gym memberships, eye care vouchers, cycle 2 work/Technology scheme, free annual flu jab and 24/7 access to a market leading Employee Assistance Programme providing expert information specialist advisors trained by Citizens Advice and access to professionally qualified counsellors accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
  • Motoring: access to an employee vehicle leasing scheme*,discounted vehicle repairs and discounts on car/van hire.
  • Pension: excellent employer/employee contributory pension scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Personal and professional: we offer a range of training and development opportunities for you to grow and develop.

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the 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.

Applying for the job

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About Willows Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
185 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

Willows Academy is a smaller than average primary academy with a caring, supportive ethos. We take great pride in creating a warm and friendly environment and a positive culture for learning. Our motto is ‘Believe and Achieve – Growing Together’. We believe that all children have the right to be successful and that every child has the potential to achieve amazing things. The children are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to provide an education that prepares our children for the future and enables them to be successful, resourceful, responsible and resilient lifelong learners.

Arranging a visit to Willows Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@willowsacademy.org.uk.

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