TA Level 2 – SEN Teaching Assistant x 2

TA Level 2 – SEN Teaching Assistant x 2

Grade D SCP 6 – 11(£21,968 - £24,054)

Plus, SEN Allowance £1,401

Actual Salary £15,910.65 - £17,421.47

Actual SEN Allowance £1014.70

31.33 HOURS PER WEEK

Term Time Plus 1 Week

Permanent

Required ASAP

Are you passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances?

Are you prepared to work collaboratively for the benefit of young people? 

Will you offer children the opportunity to experience “life in all its fullness” by doing what it takes, no matter what their starting point or social challenges?

If so, Bury Church of England High School would love to hear from you!

Bury C of E High School has recently joined the Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E multi academy trust established in 2017. This is an exciting time to join us as it provides a great opportunity to work closely with the other three schools in the MAT - St James’s C of E High School, Canon Slade School and Bolton St Catherine’s Academy; sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress.

We have 2 permanent posts available.

Currently the department supports around 20 pupils on an Education, Health Care Plan (EHCP) in addition to supporting a number of other pupils throughout the school who have range of special educational needs. This number may increase further.

We are looking for people that will be highly committed to supporting our young people and able to work both creatively and flexibly to meet their needs.

Patience, kindness, and understanding are essential. Previous experience of working with children or young people in a workplace or voluntary setting is also essential but full training will be provided specific to the role.

We work closely with teaching hubs that train the outstanding teachers of the future. If you have a desire to progress into teaching, we would love to support you on this journey.

For further information we encourage you to contact a member of the Business Operations Team on 0161 762 0997 or email: hr@burychurch.bury.sch.uk

The schools of The Bishop Fraser Trust aim to offer:

•      A high quality, inclusive and distinctive education

•      A caring and nurturing environment based on our Christian values, recognising the uniqueness of each child

The working hours will be:

8:30am – 3:05 daily and until 4:00pm one day a week for department meeting.

Main Duties:

To work under the instruction and guidance of designated staff to undertake work, to care for and to support pupils (inclusive of specific individual learning needs) in all aspects of school life to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils in the classroom and beyond including the production of materials, availability to participate in extra-curricular and after school activities, administrative tasks, maintenance of good order and purposeful atmosphere, the provision of hospitality and undertaking tasks to enhance the learning environment .

The successful candidate will:

•      demonstrates flexibility, good teamwork and a commitment to the school’s value of ‘Let your light shine’

•      enjoy working as part of a team and be able to communicate effectively with pupils, parents and staff

•      be committed to supporting the progress and wellbeing of pupils with special needs

•      quickly build rapport and effective professional relationships with both our young people and colleagues

•      enthuse and motivate colleagues and students to work hard and try their best

•      show an understanding of special educational needs within a school setting (including autistic spectrum, learning difficulties, behavioural and emotional difficulties)

•      demonstrate personal resilience and role model those personal qualities we wish to instill in our young people.

In return we can offer:

•      a supportive and encouraging staff team

•      24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme

•      access to a paid premium healthcare cash plan

Application information:

If you are interested in applying, please use the MAT support staff application form, which when completed should be emailed to recruitment@thebishopfrasertrust.co.uk. Your supporting statement should be no longer than 1,500 words in length and provide information on the relevant experience you have, in particular those connected to the requirements as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification. Please do not send CVs as they will not be considered.

Selected candidates will be emailed (usually within 48 hours of the closing date) to invite them to interview. If you do not hear from the school within two weeks of the closing date, then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

The Trust has an Equal Opportunities policy. If you consider yourself to be disabled, please state the nature of the disability, giving details of how we can accommodate these needs should you be selected for interview and subsequently appointed.

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the details provided in the application form will be used for selection and interview procedures, and for employment records if your application is successful. A copy of our Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found on the Bishop Fraser Trust website. Safer Recruitment practice will be followed at all times.

Prior to taking up the appointment, the successful candidates will be asked to provide documentary evidence (including National Insurance number) showing their entitlement to work in the UK. We will also carry out an enhanced DBS and declaration of health check.

Closing date: 9am Monday 05th December 2022

Interview date: Wednesday 07th December 2022