Level 2 SEN Teaching Assistant
- Employer
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Location
- Amblecote Primary School
- Salary
- £20740.64 - £21542.52 SUBJECT TO PRO RATA
- Closing date
- 24 Feb 2025
- Reference
- DUDLEY/TP/157/2359
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- Sector
- Education
- Job Type
- Schools / Academies - Support staff roles, Teaching assistant
- Contract Type
- Part time temporary
- Working Pattern
- Term time
- Hours
- Part-Time
Job Details
1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant Level 2 - Temporary Contract
To start as soon as possible
Salary: Grade 3 pt 3-4 FTE £24,027.00 - £24,404.00. Actual £14,013.95 - £14,555.76
Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged - please call 01384 818335 to arrange.
The Governors wish to appoint an experienced teaching assistant for Spring 2025 to Amblecote Primary School.
The position is for 25 hours (over 5 days – daily times to be agreed) and will be a temporary contract linked to a pupil with an Education Health Care Plan in Key Stage 1 who has Communication Needs.
Amblecote Primary School is a warm, friendly, and inclusive school. Our pupils are happy children who are keen to learn, and we ensure high expectations to inspire them to make progress. The governors are looking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and nurturing SEN Teaching Assistant to support to join our amazing team!
As a Level 2 1:1 Teaching Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the development and well-being of our pupils with SEND and will work with and support an identified child with an Education Health Care Plan. You will collaborate closely with teachers and other staff and be led by an experienced HLTA and overseen by the SENDCo.
We are looking for a teaching assistant who: -
- Is an effective practitioner with the ability and desire to improve their practice.
- Is a patient and nurturing practitioner.
- Has high expectations of themselves and others.
- Recent proven experience of working with children with SEND and complex needs.
- Has a proven record of working in partnership with class teachers which has resulted in good attainment and progress for children.
- Will assist in promoting the learning and personal development of the pupil to whom you are assigned, to enable him/her to make best use of the educational and social opportunities available to them.
- Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills and is willing to share classroom practice with others.
- Be highly organised, motivated, and flexible with the ability to inspire and challenge children.
- Promote the vision and values of the school, demonstrating high professional standards.
The successful applicant will join an exceptionally hardworking team. They will have extremely high expectations of pupils’ achievement and behaviour. The successful applicant will have a genuine enthusiasm for whole school life. Please state on your application form your curricular interests/strengths/experiences.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore, the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
Effective from September 2022, KCSIE states as part of the shortlisting process schools and colleges should consider carrying out on-line searches, as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. All shortlisted candidates are now subject to an on-line check and if there is anything concerning, then the shortlisted candidate will be asked to comment on it either prior to or at interview.
N.B., We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.
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About Dudley Council
It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.
At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.
We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk
We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.
In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:
• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents
We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan, Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info
- Website
- http://www.dudley.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01384 811300
- Location
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House
Priory Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1HF
United Kingdom
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