Overview
We have a vacancy within our support team for a SEN Teaching Assistant, the position is to support children with specialist additional needs, although there may be occasions when the TA would support guided group work.
What we are looking for
* Will be enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated working alongside the class teacher to support children 1:1 across all areas of the curriculum
* The post holder will be responsible for ensuring a child has full access to the national curriculum and has to operate in a number of ways to ensure the child progresses.
* Will be required to work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school
* Responsible for working with an individual pupil and with small groups
* Will be expected to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given solutions with integrity and compassion
* Have experience of working with children. Ideally, within a school environment
* Can inspire and motivate children and enable them to be the best that they can be
* Has the ability to encourage every child to learn and achieve and has enthusiasm, skill and desire to make a difference
* Has a passion to ensure high expectations for all ensuring that they make outstanding progress
* Can plan, prepare and promote constructive play during the lunchtime period
We welcome applications from highly motivated individuals who will work effectively as part of our excellent team and contribute to wider school life, building positive relationships with all members of our community. We are looking for applicants who are dedicated to making a difference to children’s lives and to ensure every child has the opportunities they deserve
Safeguarding and recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post.
If you would like to visit the school please contact the school directly to arrange on 01392 255540.
What the school offers its staff
The Academies for Character and Excellence has twenty Primary Schools making up a dynamic and innovative learning organisation. We live our mission and return to this constantly to help guide every action. At the heart of all we do is the pursuit of excellence; we want to grow an exceptional trust, comprised of excellent schools. We are achieving this through our shared core values of collaboration, community, equity, and of course uncompromising excellence.
We are truly collaborative and we work together within, and across, our schools to ensure that all our children and members of staff achieve their potential. We work to create a full and rich curriculum allowing everyone to flourish – we translate our vision of excellence into our everyday practice. We are proud of our outcomes, but we aspire to achieve more than just academic excellence for our children. We also want our children to become healthy thinkers, curious explorers, caring citizens, knowledgeable participants and confident individuals.
We aim to serve our communities, and our schools make every effort to connect with families, local community groups and organisations to ensure that our children and families are nurtured, supported and provided with opportunities through our schools.
Our value of equity leads us to want the very best of every child and every member of staff. The Academies for Character and Excellence believes in ‘Personal Growth for All’ and we are committed to tackle inequalities and overcome disadvantage, and to provide bespoke opportunities for professional learning for all.
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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