Vacancies
We are currently looking to fill the following vacancy:
TEACHING ASSISTANT - approximately 20-25 hours per week
This post could be a job share between an Early Years and KS2 SEN teaching assistant but would work best with someone who was suitably qualified to undertake both roles.
We are seeking an excellent teaching assistant to join our dedicated and hard working team, working in our Early Years unit (supporting Nursery & Reception pupils) and also in our Key Stage 2 team (supporting SEN pupils in Y3-6). There are 15 hours on a permanent contract, but some hours are linked to EHCPs though are likely to continue longer term.
The successful candidate will need to be:
• A qualified teaching assistant (ideally with both level 3 Early Years qualification and 5-11 qualification) with recent experience with pupils aged 3-5 and 7-11 years, including those with additional needs
• Calm and positive in managing pupils’ behaviour
• Dedicated to ensuring the well being and progress of all pupils
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and caring; able to work as part of a strong team under the direction of the Early Years / Key Stage 2 teaching staff
• Sympathetic to the Christian ethos of our school and be committed to our aims and values.
We are a small school where staff tend to ‘multi-task’ so there are also other posts that could ideally be combined with the TA role: Lunch supervisor (3.5 hours per week Grade 3 SCP3-4), Catering Assistant (Friday – 1.25 hours, Grade 3 SCP 3-4) and After School Club lead/assistant up to 10 hours per week (ideally Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday to 5:40pm, Grade 5 SCP6, PCD5 for leader or Grade 3 SCP3-4 for assistant) – see separate job descriptions for more details of these roles below.
Further details can be found in the documents below, along with a Trust application form which must be completed for all posts.
Please contact the school if you are interested in these posts. This is a rolling application process due to the tight timescale with the end of term so applications will be considered as they are received, with interviews planned from Tuesday 14th January and into the new term if required, until we are able to appoint to all the posts. Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged by phone or email. School is closed from 20th December and reopens on Tuesday 7th January so there will be limited access to emails in this period.
Vacancies information
The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of its pupils across its family of schools. The Trust engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful candidate will be required to hold, or undergo a suitable enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to school prior to the date of the interview. Applicants may be asked for further information about their criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service and DfE (where relevant) before your appointment is confirmed.
The school reserves the right to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.
NOTE: it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.