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Teaching Assistant - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Foreland Fields School, Ramsgate

  • Ref:KCC886-7040-185S
  • Posted:21/07/2020
  • Pay:Kent Range 3 plus SEN Allowance
  • Start Date:September 2020
  • App Close Date:14/08/2020 at 12:00
  • Interviews:w/c 24/08/2020

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Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about supporting children and young people with their development and learning? Are you keen to develop new skills? Come and join our fantastic team at Foreland Fields School!

We are looking to welcome term time Teaching Assistants to work in a range of positions in our school. The posts are for 30.75 hours per week (including 2 hour meetings on alternate Thursdays), 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 days INSET).

One of our vacancies is within one of our PMLD classes and candidates for this post will need experience of working with pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, as well as a British Sign Language (BSL) qualification at Level 2 or above.

Whilst experience of working in a special school would be an advantage, it is not essential. We provide all staff with a full week of induction training, which includes Moving and Handling, Makaton, Pool Evacuation, Behaviour and Safeguarding Training. We are committed to providing aspirational outcomes for all our students and we will provide regular specialist training for all staff, throughout their careers at Foreland Fields School.

Candidates must be qualified to at least GCSE Grade C or above in both English and Maths or equivalent Level 2 Qualification so as to undertake essential record keeping. 

Having a relevant qualification, such as NVQ Supporting Teaching and Learning, or BSL (British Sign Language) would be desirable, but not essential. 

Information about the school

Foreland Fields School is a Day Special School for pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex Needs (PSCN), many of whom also have Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

We provide for 200+ pupils aged 3-19 in five departments, Nursery, Infants, Juniors (KS2) Secondary (KS3) and KS4/6th Form. In addition, we have satellite classes at Garlinge Primary School, Hartsdown Academy and East Kent College.

We encourage all of our employees to further their career development and we respect initiative and ambition. We are committed to performance management, staff training and coaching. The successful candidate will embrace the special ethos of the School, and the role will provide an opportunity to take Foreland Fields School into this next exciting phase and beyond.

Foreland Fields School is committed to the safeguarding and well-being of children therefore all successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references. We will also complete an online search on all shortlisted candidates.

Teaching Assistants working hours are from 8.30am until 3pm, apart from Thursdays where the finish time is 2.45pm on alternate weeks and 4.45pm on other weeks to accommodate essential training.

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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.