SEN TEACHING ASSISTANTS – GR9014
Scale C point 4 – Permanent £18,187 per annum
Hourly Rate £11.98 (23,114 FTE)
OR
Scale D point 5-6 – Permanent £18,491 – £18,800 per annum
Hourly Rate £12.18 – £12.38 (£23,500-£23,893 FTE)
(depending on experience)
34 hrs a week, term time plus one week only
Required for – September / October 2024
Sidestrand Hall School is a Complex Needs school providing education to pupils aged 7-19 years. We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistants, with a genuine passion for supporting students with a variety of complex special educational needs.
Pupil Profile: Varied, including speech and communication difficulties, autistic spectrum condition, social and emotional mental health needs, and learning difficulties.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support to learners with a range of complex special educational needs.
- Support students with speech and communication difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions, social and emotional mental health needs, and learning difficulties.
- Collaborate with teachers and other staff members to create a positive learning environment.
- Assist in the delivery of tailored educational activities and interventions.
- Help maintain a safe and inclusive classroom environment.
- Contribute to the assessment and tracking of student progress.
Candidate Profile:
- Enthusiastic and motivated individual with a genuine interest in working with learners with special educational needs.
- Flexible approach to work, able to adapt to the varying needs of students.
- Experience and understanding of special educational needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and safeguarding.
- Highly motivated with a commitment to supporting student development.
- Excellent teamwork skills, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues.
- Committed to their own professional development, with a willingness to learn and grow in their role as a Teaching Assistant.
As an employer, we offer the following benefits
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Access to an employee assistance programme who provide counselling and advice
- Access to musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Ongoing CPD
Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.
Job Description and Person Specification
Closing date: TBC Interview date: TBC
Candidates selected for interview will be notified by email.
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This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare, it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed
can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. An online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.
Information and Downloads
To apply for one of our current vacancies, please complete the application form and the following forms and email to hr@sidestrandhall.norfolk.sch.uk
