SEND Teaching Assistant Level 2

Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant (Temporary)

Grade: D SCP 5-6 £24,322 (pro rata)

Hours: 25 hours per week, term time only

Introducing ourselves:

St. Philip’s CE Primary School, Hampton Road, Southport PR8 6SS

Job Requirements:

To start:  September 2024

The position is for 25 hours per week over 5 days (Monday-Friday)

An opportunity has arisen for a temporary (in the first instance) Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated and enthusiastic team. The Governors of St. Philip’s CE Primary warmly welcomes applications to join our happy, thriving, inclusive school. We are looking to appoint before we close for the summer holidays.

We are seeking an energetic, skilled and caring practitioner to support children with SEND. They will work closely with other professionals in Key Stage 1 and act on recommendations from external agencies such as SALT, EP and the Autism Support Team. This position is fixed term until August 2025 (in the first instance) and is linked to SEND funding. 

Please read the following criteria:

• Be supportive of the inclusive Christian ethos of the school
• Have confidence in supporting children on a 1:1 or small group basis
• Experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs would be preferable
• Have a genuine desire to work with children
• Be enthusiastic, hard-working, with a sense of humour and patience of a saint
• Be flexible, adaptable and have a positive working attitude
• Be able to set high expectations for themselves and children
• Have a willingness to contribute positively to our happy team and become involved in the wider aspects of school life

• Be able to meet the demands of the KS1 curriculum
• Have excellent basic skills in English and Maths.
• Be a highly skilled communicator.
• Have a heart for children who need a lot of love
• Motivate and encourage the pupil(s) as required by providing levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to pupils’ needs
• Liaise with class teacher, SENDCO and other professionals about the pupil profile and/or Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP), contributing to the planning and delivery as appropriate
• Be consistent and effective when implementing agreed behaviour management and social communication strategies
• Help to make appropriate resources to support the pupil
• St. Philip’s is a one form entry friendly Church school. Our children are well behaved and our staff are happy and hardworking.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• A supportive team of colleagues
• An attractive, engaging and safe environment
• Well behaved and happy children
• Caring and supportive parents and families.

The School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment.

Due to the nature of the work the above post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and relevant care/safeguarding legislation and appointment will only be confirmed if a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Prohibition of Teachers List will also be checked.

Application form, job description and person specification are available on the links below.  Applications should be returned by email to Faye Dreher at finance@sps.sefton.school

Closing Date for Applications:  Thursday 18^th July 12:00pm

Shortlisting: Thursday 18^th July

Interview Date:  Monday 22^nd July