Teaching Assistant Level 1 SEN (Starting in September 2024)
Prospect House Primary Specialist Support School
Manchester
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 3 role - starting pro rata salary is £19,881 and full time equivalent is £23,114
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 July 2024
Job overview
To accommodate the upcoming school expansion, we are pleased to announce multiple opportunities for Teaching Assistant Level 1 SEN to join us at an exciting stage in the journey of Prospect House Primary School. This role is expected to start in September 2024.
The successful candidates should have suitable experience to be able to support children from EYFS to Year 6 (Ages 3 - 11).
This is a Grade 3 permanent post, working 35 hours per week term time only plus 5 training days. The starting pro rata salary is £19,881 and the full time equivalent is £23,114.
Main purpose of the job:
To be a part of a team providing exceptional education for students so that they become happy, confident adults. The post holders will support teaching and learning across school, providing general support in the management of pupils and resources.
Key relationships:
To work under the supervision of the class teacher, department lead, Senior Leadership Team and Headteacher.
The post holder will also work with Parents and external agencies under the guidance of the class teacher.
Working for us
Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust.
Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;
- a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
- membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
- access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
- access to Cyclescheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
- We’re happy to talk flexible working where possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.
The closing date for applications is 23 July 2024 and interviews will take place on Tuesday 30 July.
Applying to work for us
Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.
Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.
All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.
Safeguarding Children
All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Equality Statement
At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk
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About Prospect House Primary Specialist Support School
- Prospect House Primary Specialist Support School
- Bank House Road, Manchester
- Greater Manchester
- M9 8LT
- United Kingdom
Prospect House is a new free special primary school in Higher Blackley, North Manchester. The school is the first school in the Trust to be open north of the city offering places for children with very significant learning needs and other associated additional needs, aged 3 – 11 years old. The brand new purpose built site offers specialist facilities including a state-of-the-art hydropool including changing room to pool hoisting, ASC friendly classrooms and corridors, Food Technology Room, Library, Immersive Learning Room, Sensory Regulation Room, Parent Room, Pets as Therapy Dogs (Alfie and Ovie) and two KuneKune Pigs (Sebastian and Dolores).
Prospect House was graded Outstanding in all areas following the Ofsted inspection in 2023.
‘Prospect House provides an inspiring learning environment in which pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities flourish. Pupils are extremely happy and safe. Leaders and staff have created a respectful and nurturing school where everybody matters.’ Ofsted 2023
Our aim is to work in partnership with parents to provide the very best education and outcomes for our pupils. We ensure that through this partnership each child will achieve their potential and make outstanding progress.
Find out more about Prospect House in the brochure below or visit school website: https://prospecthouse.school/
Prospere Learning Trust
Prospect House is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust, which believes in working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes and life chances for students. The Trust currently comprises of 8 schools, including 4 mainstream high schools and 4 special needs schools (both primary and secondary) with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester. Find out more about Prospere Learning Trust in the candidate brochure.
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