Teaching Assistant - Level 3

Ref: 181872.

Number of Posts: 1.

Grade: 6.

Salary: £22129 to £ 25927.

Term: Part-time.

Perm / FTC: Permanent.

Required: 01/09/2022.

Hours: 32.5 hours a week.

Closing Date: 20/06/2022.

 Job Description & Employee Specification (513 KB)

Location

Longridge High School, Preston Road, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3AR (801 on roll)

Tel: 01772 782316

School website: www.lhs.lancs.sch.uk

Summary

Longridge High School is situated on the outskirts of Longridge, a small manufacturing and market town between Preston and the Ribble Valley. We have 60+ teaching and support staff and approximately 800 pupils. The school serves the local community and has a large catchment area encompassing neighboring villages, a large rural district and many urban areas of Preston. The school was originally built in 1959, with additional accommodation added in subsequent years. School facilities have been continuously updated and refurbished.

As a school we are ambitious for all our young people in all areas of school life. We are passionate about and committed to the belief that every young person deserves an excellent education. As such, we aim to provide excellent all round learning experiences, both in the classroom and beyond, for every pupil, allowing them to thrive and develop in a supportive, secure and challenging environment where they can enjoy, aspire and achieve. We prepare every young person for life through a consistent approach to excellent behaviour, good manners and hard work, embodied in our school’s vision ‘Respect, Learn, Grow, Together’.

We are looking for an outstanding, enthusiastic and creative Teaching Assistant (Level 3) with high expectations and a positive outlook to join our SEND team in raising standards for our learners. We require an organised individual to support identified pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities to enable them to access the curriculum. Knowledge of developments in education and the KS3 and KS4 National Curriculum is desirable along with good interpersonal, communication and listening skills.

Responsibilities will include supporting identified pupils in lessons; as well as planning and delivering small group interventions focussed on areas identified by the curriculum area or the SEND curriculum area. There will also be opportunities to support pupils after school in group interventions and as a supervisor of our Homework Hub. This role will also require some cover of full classes as and when needed. 

The successful candidate will have a passion for learning, for young people and have high aspirations and expectations of themselves and our pupils. They will be hard working, flexible, a great team player and also be able to use their initiative. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENco).

Our pupils are highly motivated learners and keen to make progress and we want a teaching assistant who will help instil in them a lifelong love of learning and make a difference to their lives. If you are this person and if you want to join a wonderful school, where all staff are supported then please apply.

This is a permanent post for 32.5 hours over 5 days, and is term time only plus 5 INSET days.

The hours will be worked between 8.30am to 4.00pm with a daily unpaid hour of lunch and break times. As this is a term time position the salary is paid on a pro rata basis. 

Please note the actual salary is £16.793 - £19,676 pa

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete an application form.

Closing Date 3pm 20 June 2022

Proposed Interview Date:

22/06/2022 

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.