teaching assistant Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England
Job description
BUC09614
Fixed Term / Secondment
Part Time
Enhanced with Barred List
13 Jul 2023, 11 p.m.
31 Jul 2023
Overview
Teaching Assistant required for September 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Salary details: Currently £20,297 - £21,223 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
Actual Salary approx: £13,230 - £13,834 per annum
Contract type: Fixed term, term time only from September 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Hours: 29.16 hours per week (possibly more), term time only
Closing date: 12 noon – Monday 31st July 2023
About us
Whitchurch Combined School is a village school just north of Aylesbury. We are a committed and enthusiastic team and are looking for the right person to join us.
Please visit our school website: www.whitchurchcombined.co.uk
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of our dedicated support staff team at Whitchurch Combined School. We are looking for a hardworking, resilient person with a sense of fun who will always put the children first and is able to respond appropriately to the wide ranging needs of our pupils. We anticipate that the successful candidate will work with an individual child.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
- Work with and support individual children on a 1:1 basis and groups on specific activities;
- Constructively help children participate in activities by adapting and/or interpreting lessons and instructions accordingly.
- Implement support plans for identified child / children;
- Assist with the general management, supervision and organisation of children and any resources related to the children's needs.
- Assist with the supervision of children within the classroom and all other areas of the school as necessary.
- Undertake lunchtime duties and supervision
About you
Previous experience of working with children is essential.
We are looking for candidates who can show that they have:
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Experience of working with children with special educational needs
- The ability to use their own initiative;
- The ability to show patience, always remaining calm and consistent;
- A warm and approachable manner towards others
- Well organised but also flexible enough to respond to the needs and enthusiasms of the child.
Above all we are looking for someone who has a belief in the unlimited potential of every pupil. If you think that person is you, we would be delighted to meet you!
Other information
Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the school office for further details or to arrange a visit on 01296 641418 or e-mail [email protected] before 21st July.
Completed applications should be e-mailed to the office e-mail address.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 31st July 2023.
Interviews will be held the week beginning 7th August 2023.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure and references.
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
