Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Hours/Percentage of Week: 22hrs 30min per week (9.00am to 12noon – 1.15pm to 2.45pm)
Weeks per year: 39 weeks (Term time only + INSET Days)

.5 hrs a week post to support a child with a statement currently in Year 3. The contract is temporary as the funding is linked to the child continuing to attend this school.

The child concerned has moderate learning needs and will require support to address cognitive skills, concentration, fine motor and social skills. Any previous experience of dealing with these needs and specific training in these areas will be considered an advantage for the applicant.

A good personal standard of mathematics and literacy is expected. This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and other employment checks.

The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

For further information about the school please visit the school website: www.ewp-tkat.org

To apply for this vacancy please email Sharon Brown on admin@ewp-tkat.org to request the necessary application form, job description and personal specification or collect from the school office before Wednesday 18th April 2018

CV’s will NOT be accepted.

Completed applications should be return to Christine Conner via the KS2 school office. Application forms are available from either school office.