Specialist Teaching Assistant (Braille)
Allerton Grange School
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade C1 Level 12 to 17 (Actual starting salary: £18,383 rising to £20,296)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 14 September 2019
Job overview
ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED
We are looking for a talented individual to join our teaching assistant team to support regular students and also a visually impaired student requiring Braille resources. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is skilled in this area and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people.
To excel in this role, the ideal candidate will:
- Have the ability to create specialist Braille resources (training will be provided).
- Be able to motivate and engage young people (be an excellent role model).
- Demonstrate excellent written, verbal communication, organisation and ICT skills.
- Be able to demonstrate excellent accuracy and attention to detail skills.
- Have a resilient mind-set and positive approach when faced with challenging situations.
- Ability to successfully lead activities independently with students.
- Be flexible and adaptable in their approach to work.
- Play a proactive role in the SEND team by supporting whole school and team initiatives.
In this role, you will be required to work 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 days.
In return, we can offer you:
- A positive, fast paced, working environment focused on making a difference for young people.
- Excellent resources and facilities.
- An opportunity to learn new skills and access our varied continuing professional development programme.
If you would like to apply, please download the Applicant Info Pack, which contains further details about the post, including how to apply. Alternatively, you can email recruitment@allertongrange.com for an application pack or telephone leaving your postal address and when school re-opens on 2 September 2019 we will forward an application pack to you.
Closing date: 15 September 2019
Allerton Grange is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students, and expects all staff, Governors and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and safeguarding recruitment checks.
We are also an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
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About Allerton Grange School
Allerton Grange is a large and rapidly improving school, where students of all backgrounds and abilities are happy and make positive progress. We currently have 1700 students, with an intake of 300 students each year in Year 7.
We have an impressive school building, with a newly opened Sixth Form Centre, housing our diverse community of 260 post-16 students. Allerton Grange is located 4 miles from Leeds City Centre in an attractive area of privately owned residential properties.
Our increasing success is due to our rigorous, knowledge-rich curriculum supported by four cornerstones: knowledge, literacy, aspirational enrichment and social mobility. We have high expectations of our students and they are keen to succeed. We give them every opportunity to know more, understand more, experience more and access more.
Every student is cared for as an individual; staff work relentlessly to ensure our students are safe, secure and happy. We have resourced provision for deaf and hearing impaired students. We also have a number of visually impaired students.
Our latest Ofsted inspection (February 2020) recognised the quality of provision we provide. They were particularly impressed by our curriculum and focus on staff wellbeing.
Ofsted quotes (February 2020)
“Parents and carers are very positive about the school. They say their children are happy and make good progress. We agree.”
“Leaders want every pupil to aim high and fulfil their potential. Leaders also aim to give pupils the skills to be successful in the modern world.”
“Staff feel valued and supported and proud to be working at Allerton Grange. They appreciate leaders’ efforts to make their workload manageable.”
At Allerton Grange, we challenge ourselves to continually improve and grow as a staff community. We welcome applications from motivated, knowledgeable people who align with our school ethos and strongly believe in social justice.
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