Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant Derby, England

Derby City Council
Full Time Derby, England 16151 - 16744 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Application closing date
24/04/2023
Working Pattern
As specified
Salary
Grade 4 SP13 – SP16 (£21,190 - £ 21,968 FTE) Actual Salary: £16,151 -£16,744 (2023 pay award pending)
Contractual hours
32.5
Basis
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Job category/type
School Support
Attachments
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Job description
Location: Ivy House School Moorway Lane Littleover
Hours: 32.5 hours – Term time plus INSET days (39 weeks per year)
Contract type: Permanent
Ivy House School is a special school for pupils aged 2-19. We offer a happy and supportive environment, where pupils are given the best opportunities through an individualised curriculum and pathway.
At Ivy House School we believe that it is imperative that everyone within our community is:
“working together to inspire, nurture and empower”
This vision captures the importance of the multidisciplinary approach from all stakeholders including families, education, social care and health professionals to ensure that we create an offer for our learners’ that is aspirational (Inspire), offers holistic and personal development, removing barriers to learning (Nurture) and enables students to be as independent as possible so that they are well prepared for life after school, into adulthood and ensuring that no dream is out of reach (Empower).
Our pupils like to come to school. They are justifiably proud of what they achieve and enjoy celebrating not only their own successes but also those of their friends and other peers from across the school.
We have a highly motivated, professional and well-trained team of staff who work collaboratively with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure that all aspects of our offer meet the needs of each of our pupils.
We are currently seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant.
Applicants must have:
  • NVQ Level 2 or demonstration of knowledge and skill or experience
  • Assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid training, medical support and welfare matters
  • Good understanding of areas of learning for students with SEND e.g.; Literacy, Numeracy, Science, SEN & Early Years
  • Experience of supporting children’s learning in a school or similar setting.
  • Have the motivation to work with children and young people.
You will work under the direct instruction of teaching staff, usually in the classroom with the teacher. Providing specific support to the teacher in the care of pupils and management of the classroom. Work may be undertaken in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.
This rewarding role will contribute enormously to the children in our school offering them the life chances that they deserve. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. If you would like to come and see us in action, then please get in touch through [email protected] and check out our website and social media channels
SHAW EDUCATION TRUST was founded in 1982 and is sponsored by Shaw Trust and is a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life. Unlike other MATs, we don’t enforce a curriculum for all our schools to follow. Instead, we support each individual school to offer a programme that enables our students to deepen their knowledge, develop their skills, sparks their imagination and fires their curiosity.
To achieve this, we pledge an unswerving commitment to improve, accelerate and enable ambitious life goals amongst all our students, and provide our schools with the support they need to deliver the highest possible quality of education. Every action we take as a Trust is guided by our core values, with the best interest of our students and staff members at the heart of everything we do.
The Shaw Education Trust offer the following benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
  • An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
  • Access to health and wellbeing support via Occupational Health
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
To Apply, click https://ce0524li.webitrent.com/ce0524li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=17491515f0&VACANCY_ID=8292603Mr6
Ivy House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy https://www.shaw-education.org.uk/our-trust/key-information
This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV’s alone will not be accepted.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, therefore, we encourage early applications.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.
The closing date for applications is Monday 24th April 2023
Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Shortlisting date: Thursday 27th April 2023
Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 2nd May 2023

Teaching Assistant
Derby City Council

www.derby.gov.uk
Derby, United Kingdom
Fareed Hussain
Unknown / Non-Applicable
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
2002
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