SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant

The Children’s Hospital School at Great Ormond Street & UCH

SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant required Spring Term 2023

35 hours Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30- term time only

Salary: Inner London Scale 5 pts 12-15 (FTE £29,364-£30,852)      pro rata £25,156-£26,431

We are looking for a professional with a strong understanding of SEND to join our successful and supportive team. The main purpose of this role is to work alongside both our specialist SEND and mainstream teachers in supporting and delivering learning support for our pupils with a range of SEND needs. This role will involve working with students aged 2 up to post 16.

This will involve

●     collaborating in planning, preparing and delivering learning activities for pupils

●     creating bespoke resources for children with complex needs

●     recording and reporting on pupils’ achievement, progress and development within our bespoke database

You will need:

●     An understanding of how to support children and young people with a range of SEND needs

●     To be passionate about working with young people in a multi-disciplinary environment within a hospital

●     To enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-quality environment that embraces change

●     Experience of working in a special school or units attached to mainstream schools

We offer:

●     excellent professional development

●     a small team of teaching specialists to supervise, support and lead you within your work

●     the opportunity for you to be part of a team that really does make a difference to children and their families during the most challenging of times

We encourage interested applicants to read our website. You will quickly see that you are applying to an extremely creative, successful school with a clear ethos of achievement, continuity, and enjoyment for our truly exceptional pupils.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Wednesday 11th January 2023 9 a.m.

Please note we cannot accommodate visits. We will only contact those candidates who are shortlisted for an interview, we aim to shortlist by Friday 13 January 2023

INTERVIEWS: w/c 16 January 2023

Documents can be viewed on our website https://www.goshschool.org/contact-us/recruitment/

Email completed application forms to vacancy@gosh.camden.sch.uk.

Any  queries  should  be  made  by  email  to vacancy@gosh.camden.sch.uk. Please do NOT call the School directly. We will not accept or respond to CVs or incomplete application forms.

The Children’s Hospital School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults (please click on link to our policy) and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, pass a health check and have at least two supportive references (including the most recent employer).