Support Assistant
The West Bridgford School
Nottingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £13,961 to £15,197
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2018
Job overview
SUPPORT ASSISTANT
32.5 hours per week – Term-Time Only - Permanent
Scale 4 Points 18 to 21 – £18,870 to £20,541 pro-rata (Actual salary £13,961 to £15,197)
The West Bridgford School requires a Support Assistant to start as soon as possible to support the additional needs of pupils in our school. The post-holder will provide support for pupils with a range of needs including emotional, social, behavioural, physical and learning difficulties. The post-holder will support pupils with day-to-day curriculum access and must be able to develop good working relationships with pupils and families during their secondary education.
The candidate should enjoy working as a member of a team and be able to demonstrate good communication skills, together with good literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Experience of working with pupils with visual impairment needs will be advantageous.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
For further information, and an application pack, please visit our web site at www.wbs.school/vacancies or email vacancies@wbs.school
Only applications submitted on the school’s application form will be considered. We do not accept applications through recruitment agencies.
Closing date for applications is 12 noon Monday 15th October 2018
Interview to be held on Thursday 18th October 2018
The West Bridgford School, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7FA
Principal: Mr R McDonough
Secondary roll: 1647 including 373 in the sixth form
Part of the East Midlands Education Trust
Attached documents
About The West Bridgford School
- The West Bridgford School
- Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- NG2 7FA
- United Kingdom
Located in West Bridgeford. Nottinghamshire, West Bridgeford School is a co-educational secondary academy school. With over 1400 pupils from a wide range of different cultural and economic backgrounds, West Bridgeford School is considerably larger than the average secondary school. First established as a grammar school in 1895, the school has undergone numerous changes in its location and ethos over the years, becoming a comprehensive school in 1969 and converting to an academy in 2011. The school is part of the East Midlands Educational Trust, a multi-academy trust responsible for a number of secondary schools in and around the East Midlands.
Headteacher
Mr Rob McDonough
Values and Vision
West Bridgeford School Works hard to fulfil a comprehensive ethos, working hard to provide opportunities for students from a wide range of different backgrounds and with a wide range of academic interests. The school also emphasises traditional academic values of hard work and self-motivation, with students being helped to develop the necessary emotional and social intelligence to achieve beyond their time at school.
Ofsted
“It is an outstanding school. Central to the school’s ambition is the ongoing drive to achieve the highest standards for each student. Levels of attainment have risen steadily year on year and are exceptionally high. Students make outstanding progress in their academic work, and their wider personal development is also excellent. They mature as responsible and articulate young adults who develop the essential attitudes, skills and self-reliance that prepare them very well for the next stage of their education and for later life. “
The full report into The West Bridgeford School can be found here.
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