Teaching Assistant Level 2 child specific

Job Title:
Teaching Assistant Level 2 (child specific)

Post Number: 

Grade/Salary:   Grade 4, pt 5 
Hours of Work: 10 hours a week, Monday to Friday 9.30am until 11.30am, term time only

Location:
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School
Redshank Drive
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN16 3FX
Email: admin.stpandstp@northlincs.gov.uk
For further information: Tel: 01724 701980
Website: www.stpandstp.org.uk
Twitter: @Lakeside_school

Description:
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School is at the heart of the local community. 
We are seeking to appoint support staff who will bring enthusiasm and a commitment to reaching the highest standards of achievement underpinned by our strong Christian ethos.  

You will be:
•    Working 10 hours a week to support the inclusion, learning and development of individual pupil(s) with an EHCP
•    Working under the guidance of the teacher and SENDCo 
•    Given support and guidance in welfare and learning
•    Flexible and open to change; the specific duties of the post may change as the child’s needs develop
•    Required to complete general administration work
•    Experienced in positive behaviour management techniques
•    Experienced at working with children with special educational needs
•    Able to manage all situations with positivity, calmness and unfailing love!

Visits are strongly encouraged so please contact us to arrange yours. We are willing to see you at any mutually convenient time! Come and see us and tell us why you’d love to work at our school with our incredible children. 

Our School is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. The full version of our Recruitment of ex offenders and Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure procedure can be accessed from our website at www.northlincs.gov.uk/jobsandcareers

Please apply for this job online at www.northlincs.gov.uk/jobsandcareers. The job description and employee specification are available on the latest council jobs section of the website.

Closing Date: Wednesday 11th December noon 

Interviews: Tuesday 17th December am  
 

Why join us?

We offer:

Competitive salaries

Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions up to 18.5%

Generous annual leave and Bank Holiday entitlement

Flexible and agile working

A modern workplace with access to great technology

Salary sacrifice schemes- ie the option to purchase additional holidays or a bike to cycle to work

Family friendly policies supporting fostering, adoption and caring responsibilities

Our values and culture

We stay true to our values:

Equality of opportunity so everyone can have a good quality of life.

Striving for excellence and high standards.

Using our resources wisely and with integrity.

Promoting self-responsibility and people having choice and control over their own lives.

Our organisational goals are to be:

Progressive and enabling in our approach.

Financially and environmentally sustainable.

Safer recruitment

As an employer, we will:

· Promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers.

· Commit to the recruitment of a diverse workforce to best meet the needs of our customers.

· Ensure that recruitment decisions are based on reasonable and objective criteria, free from bias or unfair discrimination.

· Provide training for recruiters to ensure they are fully equipped with the skills to recruit the best people.

· Make reasonable adjustments to any aspect of the process to meet individual need, where known.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, we will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references which will be sought prior to interview.

The above post will be subject to a DBS check, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ds-code-of-practice) 'It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children or adults to apply to work in regulated activity with that group'

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks where applicable.