General Teaching Assistant - fixed term until 31 August 2019
St. Mary's Menston, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Menston, Ilkley
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Salary Scale A1-B1, actual salary £10,699 - £11,847
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 17 December 2018
Job overview
Required to start January 2019; The Governors of this high achieving, oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy seek to appoint a Teaching Assistant to support students with Special Educational Needs in their learning, both in the classroom and on a one-to-one basis. Duties will include supporting pupils with barriers to their learning, establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs. Previous experience of working with pupils with emotional/behavioural needs or communication difficulties is desirable but not essential.
You will be an excellent communicator with effective and efficient organisational skills, with the ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative. Good literacy and numeracy skills are essential.
St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of the high school and 9 primary schools. We became a Teaching School in October 2015 and a National Support School in September 2017.
St. Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Further details and a CES application form are available via the school website www.stmarysmenston.org in the Vacancies section. Please email your completed application to recruitment@stmarysmenston.org
Closing date: Monday 17 December 2018, 12.00 noon.
Interview date: Thursday 20 December 2018
Attached documents
About St. Mary's Menston, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St. Mary's Menston, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley
- West Yorkshire
- LS29 6AE
- United Kingdom
Our Vision
Our Vision is to be a world class school, giving the best care, support and outcomes to our students. Working closely with parents, we work towards developing the successful citizens of our future.
Our Values
Our Values are based on the teachings of Christ. We are inspired to learn and bring these values into our everyday lives in the service of each other, the parish, diocese and society.
St. Mary's students, staff and governors have been reflecting on the values which we feel are important to us as a school. We have based our core values on the Beatitudes, and each area has been looked at in assemblies and prayers. Below you will see a summary of the values we feel are central to our mission, here at St. Mary's Menston.
FAITHFULNESS
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
HUMILITY
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth”
TRUTH
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied”
FORGIVENESS
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy”
TOLERANCE
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God”
DIGNITY
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted”
SERVICE
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
RESPECT
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”
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