Key Stage 1 Teaching Assistant

Dates:                   Apply by 9am Friday, 26th May 2024

Location:              Somerton, Somerset

Contract type:       Part time, term time only

Contract term:       Temporary, linked to SEN funding

Salary:                  Grade 15 Point 3 – 4 depending on experience

(pro rata, based on Full Time Equivalent salary range £22,737 - £23,114)

At King Ina Church of England Academy we are looking for a Key Stage 1 Teaching Assistant to work 27.08 hours per week (8.50am - 12.00pm then 1.15pm – 3:15pm), Monday to Friday, 1:1 with a pupil with an Education Health Care Plan.

The post requires experience of supporting learning across the curriculum and supporting pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs.

You will:

• Be a reflective practitioner
• Be solution focused and positive in meeting the social and emotional needs of our young people and open to innovative ways of working
• Have the ability, drive and resilience to nurture the emotional health and well-being of young people
• Contribute to resourcing of the curriculum
• Preferably have successful experience in a school setting

A job share would be considered for this post.

We welcome visits to the school. Please contact the school office on 01458 272587 to arrange an appointment.

In return, we can offer you a welcoming Academy with dedicated and supportive staff and governors and opportunities for continued professional development.

King Ina Church of England Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Further information about the disclosure can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service/about

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches as part of due diligence checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to ensuring all applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

To obtain a recruitment pack, including an application form and job description, please visit the school website: https://www.kingina.somerset.sch.uk, job vacancies are listed under the Key Information tab. All applications should be returned electronically to Lisa Watts via email to: Lisa.watts@kingina.co.uk

Start Date:                May 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter

Closing date:            9am on Friday, 26th April 2024

Interview date:           Wednesday, 1st May 2024