Senior Teaching Assistant - Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council

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Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reference number
BUC08351

Contract type
Permanent

Working hours
Full Time

Level of DBS check required
Enhanced

Date posted
19 Mar 2023, 11 p.m.

Application deadline
16 Apr 2023

Overview:

Are you ready to extend your current knowledge and experience of working with children who have special educational and complex needs?

Maybe you are wishing to advance your career and looking for pathways which may lead to teacher training?

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Teaching Assistant to support the Teacher assisting in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources.

There will be opportunities to lead whole class sessions during the teacher's non-contact time and also during the short-term absence of the teacher.

Enjoy the benefits of working within Buckinghamshire Council including financial rewards and discounts on purchases from local shops, cafes and restaurants, employer contribution pension scheme including life cover and a 24 hour free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.

Salary:
Bucks Pay Range 3 Point Approximate gross salary £19,634 to £21,238 per annum (pro rata). FTE £23,152 to £25,043 per annum

Contract:
Permanent, term time only plus INSET days

Hours:37 hours per week Monday to Friday

Closing date: 16th April 2023

About us:

Booker Park is a member of the Vale Federation of Special Schools, together with the secondary and post-16 school Stocklake Park.

With 237 pupils currently on roll, Booker Park caters for primary aged children with a broad diversity of complex needs including profound and multiple, severe and moderate learning difficulties.

Almost half of the pupils have an additional diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition.

We are fortunate enough to have wonderful facilities including two large halls, a computer suite, hydrotherapy pool, soft play room, an observational mirror room, dark room and sensory theatre.

We have purpose built outdoor spaces including a forest school, MUGA (multi use games area), climbing castle, pirate ship and sensory path which are available to all pupils.

We are close to bus and train links and on-site parking is available for all staff.

About the role:

Comprehensive training is provided as appropriate to the role and continued professional development of our staff is encouraged.

Please see job description for further details.

About you:

You will be able to liaise with other professionals in order to carry out recommendations required and also work on your own initiative.

A good working knowledge of ICT to be able to effectively support learning and a commitment to training is expected.

Resilience, common sense and a commitment to working as part of a team are also key attributes.

Please see person specification for further details.

Other information:

Visits to the school are warmly welcome.

To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Lynne Worley on the number below.

For further information on our recruitment process please visit our website.

School Address:
Booker Park School, Stoke Leys Close, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9ET

Office Tel:

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_All unspent convictions and conditional cautions_:

_All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020)._

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**_(see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order')._