SEND Specialist Services, Sensory Support Team, Teaching Assistant

Post: SEND Specialist Services, Sensory Support Team, Teaching Assistant 

Hours: 32.5 Term time only

Scale: Scale 4 Point 7-11 £24,294 - £25,979 FTE (£20154.68 - £21,552 actual pay)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Teacher of the Deaf, Deaf Support Centre, Enhanced Provision

Sir Harry Smith Community College is looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant – level 4, to join our forward thinking, dynamic school that provides high quality learning and teaching.

The purpose of this role is to work alongside the SENDCo and Teacher of the Deaf, to create an effective and happy learning environment for our children with hearing impairments. The applicant must be qualified to at least BSL level 2 as a minimum. The applicant will be required to support our young people to communicate, and support any additional learning needs they may have, both in and out of the classroom. The ability to communicate positively with young people and work alongside senior leadership, staff, specialist teachers and parents is imperative. This role requires an individual that is confident, organised and will enjoy working within a supportive and committed team dedicated to achieving the very best for the young people in our community.

Sir Harry Smith Community College is in a small town and has much to offer:

·       Staff wellbeing programme.

·       A commitment to staff professional development.

·       Train station (walkable distance to the school).

·       Onsite parking.

We are a ‘good’ school. Our February 2024 Ofsted recognised that: 

The majority of pupils want to do well. They understand that their teachers want them to achieve high standards. Pupils trust the teachers who have developed positive relationships with them. They work hard for these teachers and produce high quality work.

'The school has redesigned its curriculum. It has thought carefully about how to inspire pupils. The school has a well-planned and ambitious programme of learning. The school has ensured that the curriculum reflects the diversity of modern life. Pupils explain how they celebrate difference. The school has planned so all pupils have access to the curriculum without limitation. This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)’

‘The provision for students in the sixth form is strong. Teachers’ expert subject knowledge and delivery ensures students learn well. Students develop deep understanding of complex and abstract concepts. Students confidently apply these to different situations, effectively drawing together what they know.

Please read through the personal specification and job description. If you wish to visit the school or have any further questions, please contact Mrs Crawford tcrawford@sirharrysmith.com. All details can be found on our website: www.sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk. Salary will be agreed within the range dependent on skills and experience. We reserve the right to interview before the application deadline. 

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory employment history references. The schools hold letters of assurance for such staff, for agency and third party supply staff, that the employment business supplying the member of supply staff has carried out the relevant checks and obtained the appropriate certificates, the date this confirmation was received and whether details of any enhanced DBS certificate have been provided in respect of the member of staff.