Learning Support Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Fixed Term - Special Needs Position

Ditton Infant School, Aylesford

Ref:KCC886-5212-55S
Posted:16/06/2017
Pay:KR3
Start Date:Sep 2017
App Close Date:02/07/2017 at 23:45
Interviews:11th July 2017

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We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic Learning Assistants to join our dedicated team and support the teaching and learning of children with additional needs and high needs funding. The candidates will be expected to work alongside the class teachers in ensuring access to the curriculum for pupils whilst encouraging independence and resilience. Candidates will need to be good at recognising the needs of the individual and use initiative to adapt learning to support development.

We need team players, who feels they have what it takes to make a difference to the lives of our children. The ideal candidates will share our vision and commitment to upholding our high standards and aspirations for our children as well promoting high levels of wellbeing for our children. They will be a point of contact for parents and being able to work with personalised plans to meet outcomes set via their EHCP to evidence progress.

An understanding of supporting children with SEN and previous experience of working with KS1 or Early Years pupils using strategies to enable the children to access the curriculum is preferable.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and other employment checks.

The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

References will be requested for those short listed prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Information about the school

'Caring, sharing, learning and achieving within a safe, happy and inclusive environment'

Ditton Infant School is a successful and popular, two-form entry school catering for children aged 4-7. We are situated in the heart of Ditton village and benefit from lots of green space which we share with our neighbouring junior school. We are a happy, caring and family-orientated school and promote a love of learning outdoors. Our professional, experienced staff team work together with parents and carers to ensure that our children develop as confident and independent learners in a happy environment which nurtures every child and challenges them to achieve their full potential. The school benefits from a high level of teaching assistant support who provide excellent educational and emotional support for all children. We believe that an effective induction of new staff members is key, and have training opportunities available both in school and within our collaboration of schools to enhance this. We have a very supportive governing body, as well as an active parent association who are keen to help fund improvements in our curriculum and school grounds.

Although the Ditton Infant and Junior schools have separate head teachers and governing bodies, both leadership teams are committed to working in close partnership in order to benefit the children and families they work with.

Everyone at Ditton Infant School is committed to safeguarding children. Any offer to successful candidates will be conditional upon satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS and health check; we will endeavour to request references before interviewing.

We will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on any shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available on line, which we might want to explore with an applicant at interview. This information will be kept on file for 6 months, in line with data protection procedures

Job Contact Information

Name:Mrs A Hamer
Address:Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton, Aylesford, Kent,, ME206EB
Telephone: 01732 844107
Email: secretary@ditton-inf.kent.sch.uk

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