SEND Support Assistant - Longroyde Nursery and Primary School

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Longroyde Nursery and Primary School
Fixed Term until 31st August 2023 in the first instance, 27.5 hours per week
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Longroyde Nursery and Primary School, Longroyde Road, Rastrick Brighouse, HD6 3AS
Temporary
Fixed term until 31st August 2023
Scale 2 ( Spine point 4) - £10.98 per hour
Scale 2 (Spine point 4) - £10.98 per hour

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Longroyde Nursery and Primary School

The pupils at Longroyde Primary want staff members: 

  • Who are loyal to the school
  • To be kind and honest
  • Who are good with children and like to interact and listen to them
  • To help children, especially if they are struggling
  • Who are patient
  • Who are fair
  • To be understanding, encouraging and have a positive attitude
  • To have a good sense of humour

If you think you can work at our school and have the qualities that our children desire, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and hardworking SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team.

 The successful applicant will: 

  • Provide direct support in and/or out of class for pupils who have been identified as having special educational needs and disabilities, ensuring appropriate integration into class. 
  • Work with identified pupils within class or those who may need time away from class, individually or in groups, supporting their continued learning and the successful reintegration into class, as directed by the Class Teacher and SENCO.
  • Establish a working partnership with pupils that models social interactions and improves their social and academic skills, raises their self-esteem and provides small group opportunities for numeracy and literacy and other educational tasks.
  • Assist in keeping detailed records of pupil’s behaviour, attainment and attendance in order to produce reports for meetings, half termly reviews or when required.
  • To assist with the pupil’s educational and physical needs including personal care, may from time to time be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility defined in this job description.
  • Have a passion to raise standards for children with SEND, a calm positive, patient and confident manner, be flexible and caring.

In return we can offer:

  • A supportive induction and training.
  • Support from the school's Leadership team.
  • Children who are lively, polite and enthusiastic about their learning.
  • A dedicated, friendly staff team.
  • A commitment to your professional development.

Visits to the school are strongly recommended to talk to the staff and children. Please contact the school office on 01484 715300 to arrange an appointment.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS (formerly CRB) from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

In line with the immigration Act 2016; the Government has created a duty to ensure that all Public Authority staff working in customer facing roles can speak fluent English to an appropriate standard – for this role the post holder is required to meet the following Intermediate Threshold Level:

  • Be able to express themselves fluently and spontaneously with minimal effort.

Application forms can be downloaded from our website or obtained from the school office and should be returned to: admin2@longroyde.calderdale.sch.uk

Closing Date:  Wednesday 29th March 2023 at 12.00 pm

Interviews: Week commencing 17th April 2023

29 March 2023, 12:00 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.