1:1 SEND Teaching Assistant Level 2
£24,790 pro-rata plus leave allowance
30 hours per week, term-time only
Hours are 8.45 am to 3.15 pm (half-an-hour unpaid lunch)
Contract Initially January 2025 till July 2025
Lydiate Primary School & First Steps Enterprise Ltd
OVERVIEW
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an ambitious good school, Lydiate Primary School. We would like to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and caring Teaching Assistant to work 1:1 with a year 2 child who requires behaviour support. The right candidate will be:
- Committed to raising standards, ensuring children achieve their full potential in acquiring the essential skills needed within the EYFS.
- Adaptable and able to work on their own initiative.
- Able to support pupils who have special needs, especially Complex Needs, ASD and speech & language difficulties.
We can offer the successful candidate:
- A supportive team of colleagues.
- An attractive, engaging and safe environment.
- Well behaved, polite, happy children.
It is important that the appointed person complements our existing highly professional team.
Although the post is a 1:1 support position at times they may be required to work in any of our classes to support the education of individual pupils or groups of children.
Applicants should be appropriately qualified and have relevant skills and experience.
RESPONSIBLE FOR
1:1 SEN Support
JOB PURPOSE
- To work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching and/or senior staff, inclusive of specific individual learning needs, enabling access to learning for all pupils and assistance and support in classroom management and behaviour techniques.
- It is important that the appointed person complements our existing highly professional team.
- Applicants should be appropriately qualified to Level 2 and have relevant skills and experience.
Due to the nature of work the above post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and relevant care/safeguarding legislation and appointment will only be confirmed if a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), plus two references, and right to work in the United Kingdom.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
First Steps Enterprise Limited is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
We strongly advise you to apply your skills and experience to the person specification, which is in the ‘job description’ box below, when completing your application. Choose ‘Teaching Assistant’ from the Dropdown box and type ‘Lydiate Primary School’ in the centre/school box . No agencies, please.
Closing date: 3rd January 2025 at 10am but apply as soon as possible.
Interviews scheduled to take place 9th January 2025.
Hours:
8.30am to 3.15 pm Monday to Friday
If you are not working, you may be able to access assistance via our Paths to Prosperity programme, the staff of whom are completely separate from the recruitment and selection team.
