SEND Teaching Assistant Vacancy

Grade: Grade C, Scale Point 5  

Job Term: Fixed term

Hours of Work: 31.67 hours per week/39 weeks per year, Monday to Friday, 8.30 am – 3.20 pm      

Closing date:  Friday 27^th March

Interview date: TBC

The Headteacher and Governors of Homelands Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic SEND teaching assistant to support children with a range of needs across the school.

We are looking for motivated team players, who have experience of working with children with SEND. A positive and encouraging attitude is essential, as is kindness, patience and an ability to use your initiative. You will need to have experience of working alongside staff to plan and deliver a differentiated curriculum and timetable based on the specific needs of children. We are looking for applicants, who are dedicated to making a difference to children’s lives and to ensuring that every child has the opportunities they deserve.

This post is fixed term and is attached to SEND funding, the continued attendance of pupils at Homelands Primary School and their continued need for support.

The successful candidates will have:

• Experience of working with children with SEND
• Understanding of attachment
• Experience of delivering 1:1 and/or small group interventions
• A positive and encouraging attitude
• Kindness and patience
• Excellent interpersonal and time management skills
• High expectations
• GCSE Grade C or above, or equivalent, in English and Maths
• A commitment to our school vision, aims and ethos, its community and the school improvement agenda

We can offer you:

• A happy, welcoming and caring school
• Children who are well-behaved, enthusiastic and eager to learn
• A supportive and hard-working team who want the best for our children
• A fantastic, well-resourced environment
• Commitment to your continued professional development
• An opportunity to make a real difference

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; an enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all successful candidates. It is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred under the Children’s Barred List. We will conduct online checks (e.g. google search and social media) on shortlisted applicants. 

For further information about this post and an application form, please contact our School Business Manager, on 01803 328264.  Visits are welcomed. Please apply by 9am on the closing date.