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SEN Teaching Assistant - Part-time

St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School, Westgate-On-Sea

  • Ref:KCC886-2337-51S
  • Posted:07/08/2020
  • Pay:KR3
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:07/09/2020 at 12:00
  • Interviews:14th September 2020

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St. Crispin’s Infant School looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, well-organised Teaching Assistant to join our happy school. Ofsted graded us Good in September 2019.

We are looking to appoint a SEN Teaching Assistant who is enthusiastic about working with children to support their individual development using personalised strategies.  The role would require planning and delivering interventions to individuals and small groups. In the first instance, you will be supporting children with SEN in Year 1.

This is a temporary, term time only post for 25 hours per week. This post will run for one academic year initially and will be reviewed at that point.

The successful candidate will:

  • Be an experienced Teaching Assistant with a proven track record, who has recent experience of a sustained and successful placement in the classroom
  • Be committed to team working and leading by example
  • Be able to demonstrate the ability to follow the teacher’s plans, to aid the children in completing tasks and raise their attainment
  • Be able to feedback to the teacher the children’s achievements and challenges.
  • Be able to complete informal assessments and observations during lesson time and group activities
  • Be able to engage, motivate and support pupils, with flair, sensitivity and with consistently high expectations
  • Be able to demonstrate positive behaviour management strategies

We can offer the successful candidate:

  • Friendly working environment
  • Supportive colleagues
  • CPD relevant to your role
  • Close-knit community

Candidate will need a good standard of English and Maths ability (GCSE Grade C or above is desirable), in order to support the learning of our children. Candidates will ideally have a qualification related to supporting teaching and learning.

If you are successful in gaining an interview, you will be asked to complete a 20-minute small group activity, as well as taking part in a formal interview.

The successful candidate will start as soon as possible after the interview and Safeguarding checks have been completed.

 

 

Information about the school

St Crispin's is a three form entry Infant School, judged Good by Ofsted in September 2019. Our children love coming to school, and make it a happy place to work.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post as St. Crispin's Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our school values are Respect, Courage, Kindness, Independence and Creativity.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Mrs L Davidson
  • Address:St Crispin's CP Infant School, St Crispin's Road, Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, CT8 8EB
  • Telephone: 01843 832040
  • Email: headteacher@stcrispins.school

Fax: 01843 832040

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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.