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Teaching Assistant with SEND Experience - Term Time

Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School, Tunbridge Wells

  • Ref:KCC886-2490-122S
  • Posted:08/04/2019
  • Pay:KR3
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:23/04/2019 at 15:00
  • Interviews:w/c 29th April

Advert

Fixed Term Contract ending 31st August 2020

Term Time only for 30 hours per week on KR3 FTE

This post is available immediately

We are looking for a candidate who has very high expectations of themselves and others and works well within a team. The successful candidate will work with a child with significant SEND needs.  The role will involve working primarily with the named child and the successful candidate will be involved in working closely alongside the class teacher to deliver appropriate support.

You will need to be passionate about working with children with SEND, and can help us make a positive impact on our children’s lives. You will need to have the energy and enthusiasm to provide personalised learning experiences and have the initiative to follow and implement personalised education and health plans with the child in order to help them reach their full potential. Full training will be given for supporting the medical needs of the child.

You will need to have high standards of work ethic in terms of motivation, personal presentation, punctuality, professional standards, good communication and team work.

Applications are invited from individuals who have:

  • relevant and recent experience of working as a TA in a school
  • experience of working alongside a child with SEND needs
  • ability to work flexibly across the whole school
  • outstanding attendance and punctuality
  • at least NVQ2
  • GCSE Maths & English at grade C+ or equivalent
  • good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
  • ability and confidence to work with a range of children and confidently manage behaviour
  • ability to work with children with additional needs including children who have a physical disability and/or medical needs and are happy to support personal care needs. 
  • an ability to communicate, take on board advice, use your initiative and meet deadlines
  • a great sense of humour!

We welcome interested parties to book a tour of the school and come in for an informal chat.  Please phone Michelle Woods, SENDCO, on 01892 520114. 

Applications must be received by 3pm, Tuesday 23rd April and interviews will be held the following week.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service

 

Information about the school

Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School is an inclusive, non-denominational school working in partnership with the Tunbridge Wells Primary Schools Collaborative Trust. The school was built in 1967 and is situated on the western edge of Tunbridge Wells, with extensive grounds, including two fields, a pond, a hard surface playground and woodland area.

We have over 200 pupils in the primary and nursery classes. We are an innovative school with an Art Studio, a Forest School led by the Kent Hight Weald Partnership and strong links with a number of local secondary schools to extend our science and MFL provision. We also have a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) designation for 7 children with physical disabilities and 1:1 dedicated trained staff work with these children. Our school has a strong commitment to pastoral care, and our curriculum is packed with exciting learning opportunities, such London trips, sports events and leadership programs that help our children to enjoy their learning and to thrive at school.

We run Wrap Around Care at the beginning of the day and after school for our school and nursery children and during the holidays we run a holiday club for all children in the community.

All those in our school community strive to provide an environment where children are actively encouraged to reach their full potential in all areas of development. Our teachers believe that every child matters and they work to provide high quality teaching which meets the needs of every pupil. As a result, our children become curious, engaged students, who listen and question well and learn in an environment of kindness, responsibility and respect. These values are underpinned in the school's ASPIRE values.

Please visit our school website at www.bishops-down.kent.sch.uk

Our staff have high expectations of pupils, in their work and in the way they interact with others. Simply put, we expect children to work to the best of their ability, as well as behave in a polite and responsible manner at all times. This in turn creates a nurturing environment for all and encourages a love of learning.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Mrs Jo Sheldon, Personnel Officer
  • Address:Rydal Drive, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SU
  • Telephone: (01892) 520114
  • Email: office@bishops-down.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01892) 619130

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.