Teaching Assistant Level 3 (Term Time only) Fixed Term until 31.08.19
Heworth Grange
Gateshead
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade E £17,891-£19,939 ( as at 1/4/18) + SSA allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible subject to DBS clearance
- Apply by:
- 29 October 2018
Job overview
We are looking to appoint an outstanding Teaching Assistant who will have an excellent track record of successfully developing children to achieve their full potential. The postholder will be attached to the Student Support Department but will be deployed where appropriate across the school.
The role will provide support to a range of SEND students across the curriculum, as directed by the SENDCo, as well as working directly with targeted students who have complex needs such as Dyslexia, ASD, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health issues.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, resilient and highly motivated with excellent skills, committed to working alongside a supportive and dynamic team to continue to raise standards and achievement in our SEND students. It is essential that applicants have experience of supporting students with SEND.
The successful candidate will be an important part of Student Support Services. The department is run by the school SENDCo and has team of Learning Support Assistants. The team are incredibly passionate about providing the appropriate support to our students across all key stages, including our Sixth Form Students.
Please send completed application forms to deborah.patterson@heworthgrange.org.uk marked FAO Mrs Patterson. The closing date is noon Monday, 29 October 2018.
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About Heworth Grange
Heworth Grange is an exciting place to learn and a school where we are committed to giving each student equal opportunities to succeed, regardless of their background. We expect the best for all our young people and we continuously strive to ensure they can engage with the highest quality teaching and learning as well as opportunities to develop personally. We know that our young people learn best when they feel cared for and well supported. Heworth Grange is a ‘family away from home’ where in endeavour to ensure all our young people feel safe and secure so that they feel confident to engage fully in all aspects of their learning.
Our school ethos and values provide an important cornerstone in realising the potential of all students that we are proud to support. At Heworth Grange we do this through a blend of academic and therapeutic strategies underpinned by a well-developed personal development curriculum. To ensure our young people have the best opportunity to learn, we expect exemplary standards of behaviour, attendance and respect for all within our inclusive school community and strive to encourage a thirst for learning.
We put students and staff at the heart of our decision-making, ensuring everyone benefits from continuous improvement. We ensure that our staff have access to great professional development so that we continue to grow in expertise and provide the very best education for our young people. We want to do everything in our power to ensure that the students at Heworth Grange leave school with the academic qualifications and personal skills to become happy and successful adults in their own right. We want our students to develop a life-long love of learning and to have the confidence to make a difference in their community as positive, proactive citizens within our society.
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