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SEN Teaching Assistant
Special School Teaching Assistant - Closing date amended 30/03/2021
Grade 6
Actual salary £13,839 - £15,280
FTE Salary £20,493 - £22,627
Term time only
30 hours per week - hours of work: Mon, Tues, Weds and Friday 8.45am - 3.15pm - Thurs 8.45am - 4.15pm.
Permanent
Are you dynamic and energetic and committed to improving opportunities for children? Are you seeking to join an equally exciting team? If so, Mabel Prichard School has an opportunity for you. We are seeking to appoint a teaching assistant, to support our students in their learning to ensure they have the best life chances possible.
Mabel Prichard is a special school for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties with an age range of 2 to 19, split over two sites. Our classes vary from 8 to 10 students and we have a team of adults working in each. We offer training across a number of areas and support and encourage career development.
To apply for this job, you will:
- Have experience of working with children, preferably with PMLD, SLD, ASD and other complex needs. If you do not have experience with children with SEND, we offer training..
- Be an excellent team player
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills which will be assessed at the interview.
- Believe passionately all students should be offered every opportunity to reach their full potential.
- Maybe have an interesting skill or talent to share with our students.
- Be keen to undertake professional development to build your skills.
- Have an interest in sharing any skills or knowledge with the rest of the staff team.
Mabel Prichard School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check” and a Occupational Health check and a probationary period of 6 months. Mabel Prichard School is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of ethnic backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our school community.
The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All cases are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed “The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.”
All applications will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to British values.
We encourage anyone considering applying for the role to call to discuss the position. You can find an application form and job description on the school website www.mabelprichard.org
For further information please contact 01865 777878 or email recruitment@mabelprichard.org
Application Procedure
Applicants must complete the school's application form in full and meet all requirements for their submission to be considered.
Please send your completed application forms to recruitment@mabelprichard.org by 12pm on Thursday 15th April 2021.
Date of interview Wednesday 21st April 2021.
Teaching Assistant Candidate Information Pack Mabel Prichard
SEN Teacher
SEN Teacher
MPR/UPR +SEN1 (TLR may be available)
April 2021
Are you an inspirational, committed, dynamic teacher, seeking to join an equally exciting team? If so, Mabel Prichard School has an opportunity for you, we are seeking to appoint a KS3 Teacher in our Secondary school.
Our teachers work with multi-disciplinary teams, including speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. We also work closely with the CAMHS (child and adult mental health services) to ensure all students have the support they need to learn.
At Mabel Prichard School, we believe in:
- Motivating our pupils to learn throughout their lives.
- Preparing them for a meaningful adulthood.
- Encouraging success as individuals and as part of the community.
Our curriculum offers a broad range of opportunities to face challenges; develop independence; prepare for adulthood; discover the world; be safe and develop the skills and knowledge to lead a happy, positive and fulfilled life.
Through our strong caring ethos, we support students to respect their whole community, regardless of background, race, gender, faith and disability and to celebrate diversity, so our students are able to develop skills of empathy and tolerance in their life ahead.
We believe education plays a pivotal role in developing as individuals, alongside the vital input from families and other professionals whom we enjoy working closely with. The purpose of the school is to create opportunities through education for each student to value themselves and each other; develop confidence; communicate their thoughts and ideas and to enjoy discovering their strengths to take forward in their life ahead.
You will:
- Have experience of working with children with special educational needs
- Be an excellent team player
- Demonstrate a reflective, creative approach to teaching
- Believe passionately all students should be offered every opportunity to reach their full potential
- Want to take advantage of our excellent CPD and career development opportunities
- Maybe have an interesting skill or talent to share with our students
Although this role currently carries no leadership responsibility, the school is committed to developing individuals and there may be opportunities in the future to progress.
Mabel Prichard School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check” and a Occupational Health check and a probationary period of 6 months. Mabel Prichard School is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of ethnic backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our school community.
The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All cases are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed “The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.”
All applications will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to British values.
We encourage anyone considering applying for the role to call to discuss the position. You can find an application form and job description on the school website www.mabelprichard.org
For further information or to arrange a visit please contact Lucy Wawrzyniak, Headteacher on 01865 777878 or email recruitment@mabelprichard.org
Application Procedure
Applicants must complete the school's application form in full and please ensure you detail any gaps in employment, with all requirements, for their submission to be considered. We do not accept CV’s.
Please send your completed application form to recruitment@mabelprichard.org by 5pm on Wednesday 21st April 2021.
Interview date to be confirmed. The selection process will include teaching a lesson and a panel interview.