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Teaching Assistant

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form

Kingston upon Thames

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Salary:
FTE salary
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
5 November 2021

Job overview

Teaching Assistant

Specialist Resource Provision & Main School

Full-Time

Term-Time Only

To start as soon as possible

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is a World Class School with high expectations, encouraging our students to be aspirational with their learning and to enjoy all aspects of school life.  We are recruiting a Teaching Assistant to join our highly committed Inclusion team. Our ideal candidates will have some experience of working alongside teenagers who struggle with aspects of their learning.

We are recruiting a post to join our highly committed and supportive Inclusion team, where you will primarily be based in our Specialist Resource Provision. Our provision is specially designed for students with a primary diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition and SEMH needs. All students within the provision will have an Educational Health Care Plan and will complete their learning in both the SRP and the mainstream.

Our ideal candidates will have some experience of working alongside students with ASC and SEMH needs who struggle with aspects of their learning and social communication. Applicants with speech and language, ASC and SEMH experience are particularly desirable to suit our student’s needs at this time.

Our posts would also suit a graduate thinking of pursuing a teaching career or training to become an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant and would include opportunities to run intervention groups and work with small groups of students.

A Job description are attached for your perusal.

Working hours for a full-time post are 8.20am to 4pm Monday to Friday, which includes unpaid rest breaks and totals 36 working hours per week. FTE salary £19,507.00 - £19,982.00pa

Posts are initially fixed for 1 year.

Benefits

Employee wellbeing is a key part of our values, we have a wide range of incentives to engage staff and ensure they are appreciated and feel valued.  Our benefits include Local Government Pension scheme; early finish for all half and end of terms; discounted fees with a local nursery; on-site parking and flu jab vouchers. We have a dedicated newly refurbished staffroom, with free tea and coffee.

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form

Our last OFSTED Inspection in September 2017 confirmed that Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is an Outstanding school in all areas. In 2018 we also received World Class School Accreditation, supporting our absolute committed to providing the very best education for our students.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. The School is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.

Closing Date: Friday 5th November

Applications will not be considered from speculative recruitment agencies. We will only accept direct applications at this time.

Tolworth Girls' School reserve the right to close this advert early should suitable applicants be found. We therefore encourage applications to be made as early as possible.

Attached documents

About Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is a thriving Academy with a healthy and open attitude to progress and change.  Rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in September 2017, staff are aspirational for their pupils and want the best for them. Pupils’ behaviour is outstanding. They have positive attitudes to learning in class and their conduct around the school is exemplary.

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