Part time Teaching Assistant
Harrow Primary School
September start
1 Year contract
£100 per day pro rata
Are you looking for an innovative and forward thinking school which genuinely invests and develops you?
We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who would like to be part of a friendly and hard-working team that supports students across the curriculum with a wide range of Special Educational Needs. These include: ASD, social and emotional and behavioural difficulties and physical and learning difficulties.
The position would be particularly suitable for students taking a gap year following their Year 13 studies or graduates looking to gain experience of working in the education environment before pursuing a career working with young people.
The successful candidate will:
1. Help students with their work in all areas of the curriculum according to a negotiated timetable
2. Build up relationships with students in the class who may not have previously experienced much success at school
3. Attend to students' personal care including helping some with toileting; following the advice of medical professionals, psychologists and social workers working with the school
4. Plan with teachers how individual students' educational needs can best be met in lessons and, where appropriate, helping adapt learning resources
5. Be a positive team player, willing to pitch in and help out where needed and believe in the importance of team work and a collaborative approach
6. Be committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the principles and practice of equal opportunities
7. Be committed to the principles and practice of safeguarding all young people
Why work for us?
8. State of the art building with well-equipped classrooms, excellent resources and modern facilities
9. Fantastic support from your line managers and SLT who will develop you and want to see you succeed in your career
10. You’ll be working in an OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ school
11. Exceptional and wide ranging CPD opportunities
12. Staff Wellbeing group who promote a healthy work life balance and arrange activities such as weekly staff yoga, on-site massage, weekly fruit, well-being garden, book club with free Kindle loan for staff etc.
13. Free annual flu jab
14. Free use of the on-site gym
15. Cycle to Work tax free bike scheme
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.
The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.