Teaching Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Shenstone School, Crayford

Ref:KCC303-70001-6S
Posted:03/05/2018
Pay:BEXLEY05
Start Date:Sep 2018
App Close Date:04/06/2018 at 09:00
Interviews:Monday 18th June 2018

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Post Title: Full Time Teaching Assistant

School: SHENSTONE SCHOOL

Location: Crayford /Sidcup

Status: Permanent 39 weeks per year

Hours: 30 (9.00am -3.45pm)

Grade: BEXLEY05

Post Start Date: September 2018

Closing Date for Applications: 9.00am on Monday 4^th June 2018

Interviews: Monday 18^th June 2018 at Shenstone School, Early Years Centre

Tuesday 22^nd May 2018 - 10.00am at the Crayford site and 11.00am at the Early Years Centre, Sidcup. Please phone the school office to confirm attendance (01322 524145 for Crayford / 020 8302 1743 for Sidcup).

Shenstone School is a primary special school (2-11) for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties. We are based across two sites - the Early Years Centre is in Sidcup (Nursery – Year 1) the main school site is in Crayford (Year 2 – Year 6). The school is committed to pupil progress and celebrating the achievement of the individual child. Shenstone School was judged as a 'good' school by Ofsted November 2015.

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and dynamic Teaching Assistants on a permanent basis. Qualifications and experience essential. Duties will include supporting the Teacher in the delivery of the curriculum and all aspects of the classroom work. It is a physical job (using slings and hoists). Teaching Assistant daily duties involve manual handling and Team Teach Techniques. You need to be conscientious, reliable and hard-working and be able to work on your own initiative as well as being able to support the team. The pupils are amazing and will give you a sense of achievement when they make progress, however small. Training will be given on many aspects. Previous applicants need not apply.

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 disclosure and other employment checks.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Information about the school

Shenstone is an all-through school for children and young people with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). We work across three sites within Bexley. Two sites are primary (Sidcup and Crayford), and the third site is our growing secondary provision (located in Thamesmead for 2024/25 before moving to a purpose-built new site in Belvedere in September 2025). Exciting times are ahead for everyone at Shenstone School.

Our staff are passionate about providing our students with the best learning opportunities. Working in partnership with parents and carers, we successfully foster and develop a positive attitude in our young people and support them to have opportunities that will allow them to achieve beyond their expectations. The support and guidance students receive from staff give them the confidence to learn independently and strive to achieve their most aspirational outcomes. The school positions itself as a centre of excellence for its students, parents/carers, staff, local authorities and the wider community.

We aim to ensure that all students have the maximum opportunity to participate fully in society to enhance their life chances. We pride ourselves on ensuring that learning remains purposeful but is equally fun. We are committed to supporting the emotional health and well-being of all our students, staff and parents/carers, and we stand by our motto of “Together we engage, thrive and achieve”.

We are very proud of Shenstone School and our achievements, which include autism accreditation through the National Autistic Society, The Wellbeing Award for Schools, Outstandingly Happy School status, Move Centre of Excellence Award, National Online Safety Certified School status, and we are also an accredited Arts Award Centre. We continue to expand with new ideas and initiatives to maintain and improve services for students and staff.

Staff at Shenstone School can access the following benefits: excellent induction and probation processes, comprehensive in-house training, competitive pension scheme, employee counselling services, vaccination programmes, on-site mental health first aid team and various other well-being and social activities.

Job Contact Information

Name:Georgia Bissett
Address:94 Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DZ
Telephone: 01322 524145
Email: hr@shenstone-tkat.org

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