SEND Teaching Assistant - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Saint George's CE School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-5404-264S
• Posted:09/10/2019
• Pay:Kent Range 4 - £17,498-£18,611 per annum
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:28/10/2019 at 23:45
• Interviews:4th November 2019

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Teaching Assistant

Temporary position to support a child with complex special educational needs

Kent Range 4 £17,498-£18,611 per annum (this will be pro rata for term time hours)

Working Hours: 28.75 per week, term time plus development days

Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3:15pm with the addition of 30 minutes midday meals supervision daily

Required to start as soon as possible

In preparation for welcoming a child with complex SEND needs we are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant of exceptional ability to join our team.

The school has an existing reputation for high quality education with a relentless focus upon high expectations and aspirations. Your role in supporting a specific child will be to meet their range of educational and care needs and to ensure they have access to outstanding provision at Saint George’s.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• have experience working with children with additional needs
• want to work in a supportive and caring environment
• are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can

To be successful in this post, you will need:

• previous experience of working with children with specific needs in EYFS/KS1
• to be able to support the child with personal care needs
• a high standard of maths and literacy skills with a secure understanding of English grammar
• an awareness of phonics and how to apply this knowledge effectively to the teaching and learning of phonics within the classroom
• an understanding of using assessment for learning, and assessing social and emotional development to enable children to make progress
• an understanding of, or willingness to learn, the maths mastery approach 
• to be enthusiastic and highly organised about all aspects of classroom operation
• to provide wider support to the school i.e. undertake lunchtime supervision and play activities
• to have high expectations of both yourself and children
• to be self-motivated and show creativity when adapting learning to meet the needs of individuals
• a belief in inclusion, diversity and the right of each child to be successful whatever their needs, abilities and background
• to be able to inspire, motivate and foster excellent relationships, working in partnership with staff, parents, governors and our wider community
• good interpersonal skills, a sense of humour and the ability to work as part of a hard-working, enthusiastic and committed team
• to be committed to your own professional development and keen to make a significant contribution to the life of our school.

If you would like to find out more about this exciting new position, please email the Trust Improvement Officer Sue Tunnicliffe at tunnicliffes@sgsce.co.uk  .

To submit an application please download an application form below and return by e-mail to bechellil@sgsce.co.uk .

Closing date: Monday 28^th October 2019.

Interview date: Monday 4^th November 2019.

Saint George’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

Information about the school

Saint George’s CE School is a thriving educational setting that has served the children of Gravesend since the 17th century. The school is relatively unique as a co-educational, Anglican and an all-through (4-18) school. The school is a warm, caring and highly inclusive place where all members of the community are cared for and valued. The primary phase was added to the school in 2019. Prior to this the secondary phase first became an academy in 2011 and later, in 2014, was one of three founding schools of the Aletheia Academies Trust. The Trust now has 11 schools, 10 of which are primary and the school benefits from the work of the Best Practice Teams in all key areas of school life. The all through school has been inspected once so far under a Section 48, (SIAMS) wherein the effectiveness, character and ethos of the school was judged to be ‘Excellent’ in all areas. The 2 most recent Ofsted inspections have judged the school to be ‘Good’ with outstanding leadership and management. Both phases are significantly oversubscribed and operate lengthy waiting lists.

The site has been greatly developed and refurbished over the recent years. In addition to the new primary phase building the site has benefited from a new science building, a floodlit 3G sports facility and a £6 million secondary building housing the 6th form, performing arts and core subjects. All facilities are accessible to the entire school community regardless of Key Stage. Some staff teach and support across both phases and subject leaders from all phases work closely together to ensure that there is a cohesive curriculum experience for all pupils during their school journey from Key stage 1 to Key Stage 4 and 5.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, governors and Trustees to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable.  Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers, governors and Trustees will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Laura Bechelli
• Address:Meadow Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7LS
• Telephone: 01474 533082
• Email: bechellil@sgsce.co.uk

Fax: 01474 561536

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Applicant Letter
• Job description and person specification