Role 1 is 13 hours & role 2 is 10 hours, both over 2 days

Monday & Tuesday, or Thursday & Friday

GRADE 3 for 13 hours/GRADE 5 for 10 hours

GRADE 3 POINTS 3 - 4 £18,562 - £18,933 FTE and GRADE 5 POINTS 6 -9 £19,698 -£20,903 FTE (To Pro-Rata & Term Time Only )

Horton Lodge School is looking to appoint two qualified, inspiring Teaching Assistants to join our strong and dedicated team.

Horton Lodge School is a Local Authority Special School for children aged 2-11years with physical disabilities and associated learning difficulties. Our students have a range of complex learning needs including cognitive, physical, sensory, emotional and health related disabilities. The posts involve supporting a pupil on a 1:1 basis to achieve their potential in their learning, physical, independence and social skills as well as supporting the class as a whole.

The successful candidate will truly hold the pupil’s well-being and learning at the centre of all they do, have good interpersonal skills, high standards and expectations and an understanding of the difficulties faced by young people with disabilities. The role requires somebody with positivity and resilience, working 1:1 with a pupil who has complex needs. A commitment to undertake training and implement new initiatives is required.

There are two positions available, however we would consider an application for both roles (4 day post):

Post 1 – Grade 3, 13 hours worked over Monday and Tuesday. The successful candidate will undertake duties detailed in Teaching Assistant Job Profile AA6959 at Grade 3 term time only (SCP 3 – 4, £18,562 - £18,933 Full Time Equivalent).

Post 2 – Grade 5, 10 hours worked over Thursday and Friday.  The successful candidate will undertake duties detailed in Teaching Assistant Job Profile C1360 at Grade 5 term time only (SCP 6 – 9, £19,698 - £20,903 Full Time Equivalent).

We can offer the opportunity to work in a successful multi-disciplinary team, a commitment to continued professional development, enthusiastic and inspirational pupils.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the Headteacher, Sarah Latham, headteacher@hortonlodge.staffs.sch.uk, to discuss their application in lieu of visiting the school