Teaching Assistant - Level 2
Queen Elizabeth's High School
Lincolnshire
- Salary:
- Grade 5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2024
Job overview
The Vacancy
An exciting Level 2 Teaching Assistant vacancy has arisen at Queen Elizabeth’s High School for a highly enthusiastic and passionate individual to provide learning support, student supervision, communication with families to ensure that the needs of students, particularly those with additional needs, are met. This role will involve building positive working relationships with children and their families, making regular contact with parents and carers where required. The ability to establish a good rapport with these students will be essential whilst at the same time maintaining high expectations.
The role of Teaching Assistant will involve working in partnership with teachers and other members of the Learning Support team to support students with varying degrees of learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory or physical difficulties. The post holder will be responsible for supporting students under the direction of the SENDCO and teaching staff and will be part of a team providing learning support to students across all year groups.
We are looking for someone with strong organisational, administration and inter-personal skills, who has a passion for working with and alongside young people, and can provide a key component of our network for intervention.
It is essential that the post holder has a good educational standard and is an excellent communicator.
The actual salary for this post is £21,544.00 - £23,846.00. Our LGPS employer contribution is currently 24.1%.
The successful candidate will work 32.5 hours per week / 39 weeks per year.
About Us
We believe that QEHS is a great place to work. Please read the information in the applicant information pack, the relevant job description and also take a look at our website. Should you wish to apply, application details are available on our school website (www.qehs.lincs.sch.uk) or by emailing a request to recruitment@qehs.lincs.sch.uk.
A letter of application is required to accompany the formal application form. This letter must be limited to one side of A4 paper and is an opportunity for you to explain how you believe your own experience equips you for the post and for you to outline how you would approach this role at QEHS.
You are also welcome to telephone 01427 612354 ext. 267/264 if you have any questions about the post and / or if you would like to arrange a visit to the school.
Queen Elizabeth’s High School is entirely committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all of its students. Each student’s welfare is of paramount importance. Successful candidates are therefore required to reveal information concerning all convictions and offers of employment will be subject to an enhanced background check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Attached documents
About Queen Elizabeth's High School
- Queen Elizabeth's High School
- Morton Terrace, Gainsborough
- Lincolnshire
- DN21 2ST
- United Kingdom
First established in 1589, Queen Elizabeth’s High School is a grammar school located in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. The school has existed in its current guise as a co-educational grammar school since 1983, when the two single-sex schools merged into a single institution. A state grammar school, Queen Elizabeth’s is academically selective in its admissions but charges no fees for tuition. With around 1200 pupils on roll in a co-educational setting aged 11-18, the school is noticeably larger than most secondary schools, around 150 of these residing in the school sixth form. Queen Elizabeth’s has seen extensive modernisation and development over the years.
Headteacher
Mr Rick Eastham
Values and Vision
Admission into Queen Elizabeth’s High School is highly competitive, with rigorous academic standards being set throughout the school. A wide range of different subjects are made available to study, with considerable investment having taken place in recent years, with the school taking particular pride in its music and performing arts departments. A number of engaging extra-curricular activities are also available at the school, such as competitive sports, after-school clubs and field trips.
Incentives
• Cycle to work scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• Employee privilege for student places at the school
• Long service awards
• Contributory pension scheme
• Medical and Well Being Support scheme
• Free tea, coffee, sugar, milk
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