Job Introduction
SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Grade 5)
Old Town Infant School
31.25 hours, Term Time only (Working inset days)
Hours: 8:30am – 3:15pm, Monday – Friday
Grade 5, SCP 10-15 (£25,545 - £27,803 FTE)
Actual Salary: £18,474 - £20,697 pro rata per annum
Fixed Term from September 2024 until 31st August 2025, initially
At Old Town Infant School and Nursery, our small but mighty infant school, in the heart of Poole town centre, we are looking to appoint a SEND Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work in our new resource base opening this September. The resource base will host eight children and will focus on developing communication and interaction (ASD and Speech and Language). We are looking for an enthusiastic, responsible person with a passion for SEND, who enjoys working with children, possesses good inter-personal skills and has a desire to support pupils to progress with their learning.
Old Town Infant School & Nursery has a busy, thriving and positive atmosphere with impressive facilities and resources. We can offer you access to high quality CPD and the opportunity to join a large, creative team. The school is part of the Coastal Learning Partnership Multi Academy Trust; a vibrant, collaborative Trust of twenty schools working together around shared goals, values and aspirations.
Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. For further details about the school or the role, please visit our website www.oldtowninfantschool.co.uk or call 01202 673966 to speak to the Headteacher, Mr Gubbins.
Candidates: Please send a completed application form to: oldtown.office@coastalpartnership.co.uk
Closing Date: Midnight, Monday 8th July 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 15th July 2024
To comply with our statutory safer recruitment practices and obligations, we are unable to shortlist incomplete applications. Please ensure that you include a full employment and education history, details of two referees and explain any gaps in employment. CVs will not be accepted from external applicants.
Coastal Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, and Enhanced DBS check, Child Barred List check and satisfactory references. We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Applicants are advised that it is an offense to apply for the role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
CLP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who meet the person specification will receive equal consideration for employment. We value the fact that our schools are very different, as are our colleagues within them. Our culture is one in which colleagues serve and inspire each other in the spirit of professional generosity; colleagues are empowered to be themselves and to be their best. At CLP, everyone is welcome and encouraged to achieve and be heard.
