Teaching Assistant

Required from 1st September 2024

Teaching Assistant

(Permanent - 32.5 hours per week, term-time only)

Salary: NJC Points 11-16 pro-rata

Actual Salary: £19,518 to £21,248

We are looking to appoint a motivated, enthusiastic and multi-skilled Teaching Assistant to join our hard-working, reflective and forward thinking SEND Faculty to assist in the support and inclusion of pupils with special educational needs within a mainstream school. If you are an effective team player with a positive and proactive approach to work then we would like to hear from you.

Working within our SEND Faculty, the successful candidate will provide additional support for SEND pupils across the school in line with the SEND code of practice and school expectations. To be successful in this application, you must be able to demonstrate that you can motivate, engage and inspire pupils of all ages and abilities and actively contribute to the high expectations and achievements of the SEND Faculty. Experience in supporting pupils across a range of curriculum subjects and delivering literacy and numeracy interventions to KS3 and KS4 pupils would be an advantage. We offer excellent support and CPD, including a powerful, whole school focus on the development of learning and teaching. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person.

As a very popular, high-achieving and oversubscribed 11-16 girls’ Academy with approx. 990 pupils, we have a reputation for outstanding pupil outcomes, teaching and learning. This is achieved through a supportive programme of personal development, high expectations of pupil behaviour, academic rigour and a strongly inclusive ethos.

We are excited to be able to offer this position to join a welcoming team, in a positive work environment, where you can make a valued contribution to our continuous development. Working in the SEND Faculty would offer you the opportunity to collaborate with practitioners who are committed to professional development and have the highest expectations of and aspirations for the pupils they serve. We have high expectations of ourselves and each other, but we are always ready to support one another, too.

Details and an application form can be obtained from our website at: www.fairfieldhighschool.co.uk

CLOSING DATE:        9.00am on Monday 1st July 2024

INTERVIEWS:           w/c Monday 1st July 2024 at a date to be confirmed

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate during the application process.

Fairfield is an equal opportunities employer, who is committed to safeguarding and protecting the wellbeing of children and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.