Vacancy Details

Description

St. Mary's Church Aided School

School Lane

Overton on Dee

Wrexham

LL13 0ES

01978 710370

Headteacher: Mr. D Morris

FOUNDATION PHASE

LEVEL 1 TEACHING ASSISTANT (Individual Support)

TO WORK ON AN INDIVIDUAL 1:1 BASIS SUPPORTING A PUPIL WITH ADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS

Grade G03 £8,333 - £8,471 per annum

16.25 hours per week

12pm - 3.15pm Monday – Friday

Temporary, starting 01/09/2024 until 31/08/2025 (or until the pupil leaves the setting)

TERM TIME ONLY WITH NO TERM TIME LEAVE

To commence September 2024

The governors of St Mary’s CIW Overton-on-Dee School are seeking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic and hard-working Level 1 teaching assistant who is committed to supporting and promoting positive pupil well-being and learner experiences as well as working towards continuing their own professional development. As a Level 1 Teaching Assistant, you will be working within our friendly Early Learning department providing 1:1 support for a pupil with significant global delay, intimate care and feeding needs. The successful candidate will support the pupil in class and work individually on prepared education plans. You will also be expected to work closely with the class teacher, ALNCo and outside agencies as required, to support the pupil. Experience of working with children who have delayed Social Communication skills, knowledge of speech & language delays is highly desirable. For further information about the post please contact the Headteacher on the number above.

The successful applicant will:

·       Actively promote the school’s ethos of inclusion and celebrate the diverse nature of our school

·       Work within our inclusive Foundation Learning setting providing 1:1 support for a pupil with learning needs (training will be provided)

·       Work closely with the class teachers, delivering targeted interventions to assist the pupil to make progress

·       Support the pupil to work within the classroom environment and within a small group/ 1-1 basis focusing on the individual pupil’s targets

·       Work alongside the class teacher/s and teaching assistants to establish positive working relationships with parents and relevant outside agencies to support the pupil’s needs

·       Deliver intimate and personal care

·       Be physically able to support/ lift pupil, if required

·       Good ICT skills and be able to use IT equipment confidently

·       Experience of working with pupils with additional learning needs is most desirable

For further information about the post, please contact the Headteacher on the number above.

Applicants are very welcome to visit the school. Please telephone to make an appointment.

To apply: Please complete electronically the attached PDF application form below and send with any supporting information to Mr. D Morris (Headteacher) at mailbox@stmarys-overton-pri.wrexham.sch.uk

In the event that you need to complete the form manually, please print, complete and return to the school at the address above.

PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE 1:1 TA Support ON THE APPLICATION FORM.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are not always able to contact each applicant individually, therefore if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date you should assume that your application has not been successful.

An Enhanced DBS & EWC registration is required for this position.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Closing Date: 12th July 2024

Shortlisting/ Interviews: Week commencing 15th July 2024

Interviews and observations: Please note - as part of the interview process there will be a short observation of an activity within a classroom situation provided by the class teacher, in advance.