1:1 Teaching Assistant

Westover Green Community School & Autism Centre

Teaching Assistant J0724

Start: 1st September 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter

Salary:   FLP3-4

£22,727-£23,114 full time equivalent

£7,094-£7,215 actual salary per annum

Location: Westover Green Community School & Autism Centre, Westover Green, Bridgwater Somerset TA6 7HB

Contract: 13.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday) 8:45am – 11:30am (with the possibility of additional hours, to be agreed)

Term-time only (38 working weeks)

Term: Fixed term in the first instance until 31.08.2025 subject to continuation of funding for the 1-2-1 pupil and the pupil remaining at the school.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to provide 1-2-1 teaching and learning support for a Year 5 pupil in the main school. Experience of working with primary aged children or children with EHCPs would be beneficial.

You offer:

• Previous experience of working with children or willingness to undertake necessary training and learn.
• An ability to inspire curiosity and ignite passion for learning.
• An enthusiastic outlook to team working and developing positive outcomes for children.
• Clear sense of values and expectations that support the development of children.
• Commitment to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking school and Multi Academy Trust.
• Good behaviour management.
• Resilient, flexible and adaptable.
• A good level of English, Mathematics and Computing skills.

In return we offer:

• A competitive salary.
• An opportunity to work in a supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow.
• Wider opportunities to be involved across the Futura Learning Partnership.
• An energised and professional working environment.
• Benefits include; pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme.

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 3-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

The closing date for applications is: 23:59 on Monday 9th September 2024

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date

No CVs or agencies please

Follow the link to apply https://ce0218li.webitrent.com/ce0218li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=253101Qtcd&WVID=978934AvwF

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. Westover Green Community School & Autism Centre reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the School be able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.