Teaching Assistant

Job details

• Job role: Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,641.19 - £19,954.37 Annually (Actual) SEN Allowance payable after 1year service (£1538.71 per annum pro rata)

Job summary

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], you'll step into a vibrant, joyful and deeply rewarding environment where no two days are ever the same. Our students, aged 3 to 19, bring with them an incredible diversity of strengths, personalities and needs—and they will inspire you, challenge you and make you proud every single day. If you're energetic, enthusiastic and caring, and you have a genuine passion for supporting young people to grow in confidence and independence, you'll thrive here. Our work has a powerful purpose: helping our students prepare for adulthood, celebrate their achievements and discover what they can do. Joining us means joining a team that believes in every child, values every moment and celebrates every step forward. Our working hours are 32 hours per week, term time only plus 5 inset days. Monday: 8.40 - 3.35pm, Tuesday: 8.40 - 4.30pm, Wed - Fri: 8.40 - 3.15pm.

Responsibilities include:

• Attend to the pupils' personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
• Use specialist (curricular/learning) skills, training & experience to support pupils
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes
• Monitor and evaluate pupils' responses to learning activities through observation and planned recording of achievement against pre-determined learning objectives
• Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities

We can offer you:

• Children who will make you smile everyday
• A commitment to professional development, and being able to develop personal areas of interest linked with the role
• A school where staff enjoy working as part of a dedicated, supportive and creative team, aiming for excellence
• A supportive and encouraging Leadership Team and Governing Body
• An excellent Employee Assistance Programme offering a wealth of advice & support

Additional information

We warmly encourage visits to our school so you can see for yourself all that we can offer. Please contact the school office to arrange a convenient time. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Please note: The salary indicated is based on a pay scale. New appointments are normally made at the bottom of the scale. Progression through the scale is dependent on length of service in line with our pay policy. All applications should be made via MyNewTerm. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Further information about the job: The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. Visas cannot be sponsored. If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps. Commitment to safeguarding: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Applying for the job: This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job. CVs will not be accepted for this application. View advert on external website (opens in new tab).

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

School type: Academies, ages 3 to 19 | School size: 224 pupils enrolled | Age range: 3 to 19 | Ofsted report: View Ofsted report | School website: [Employer hidden] website | See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fosse-way-school-bath

Thank you for expressing an interest in working at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a special school located in Radstock, just south of Bath on the edge of the Mendip hills. It is extremely popular and has 220 pupils on roll. Our pupils have moderate or severe learning difficulties, with many having communication and language difficulties, including a diagnosis of autism. Due to its popularity, it has been oversubscribed for a number of years. The school worked closely with an active parent support group which was successful in its bid to set up a new school – The Mendip School. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a member of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], which is a multi-academy trust. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] runs the Specialist Autism Support Service a service commissioned by Bath and North East Somerset Local Authority to support autistic children and young adults up to the age of 25 across the county. We also run the local SEND network and behavior service. We were the first school in the UK to set up Project Search, a work-based supported internship, in conjunction with Bath Royal United Hospital. On site we run our training café Longfellows where students are able to take part in valuable work based learning opportunities. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] also has a residential provision for up to 12 students. We would welcome applications from people who may currently be working in mainstream schools. A full training and support programme is offered to those who may not have previously worked in a special school. If you would like to find out more about [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] please visit our website or come in and have a tour of the school. If you decide to apply, may I thank you for your time in putting your application together and the interest you have shown in [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

School location

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Longfellow Road, Bath, Somerset, BA3 3AL