Overview

Weston Turville CE School is currently looking for a Teaching Assistant to work 1:1 with a named child, currently in Year One.

Job Salary: Bucks Range 1 (£20297 - £21223 per annum pro rata)

Contract Type: Fixed term

Hours: 10 hours per week building to 30 hours per week

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 26th May 2023

Interviews to be held: Week commencing 5th June 2023

About us

Our school benefits from friendly, happy and motivated children, supportive parents, enthusiastic staff and excellent resources.

www.westonturville.bucks.sch.uk

About the role

We are looking for an experienced SEN assistant who will be able to support a child with communication challenges and school-based anxieties. You would work with our SENCO to build a supportive relationship with the child and parents, gradually increasing the child’s reduced timetable. Additional EBSA and ASD training will be provided.

Please view the attached job description for further details.

About you

Our new SEN Teaching Assistant needs to be approachable with excellent communication skills, a flexible team player and confident to work with a child with communication needs and anxiety.

For more information, please see the job description.

Other information

If you are interested in this post, please download an application form from the school website on www.westonturville.bucks.sch.uk

Please be sure to email the completed form to the school office on: office@westonturville.bucks.sch.uk

Visits to the school prior to application are welcome – please contact the school office on 01296 613436 to make an appointment.

The school takes its safeguarding commitments very seriously, and questions will be asked about this at interview. Appointments are subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.