Teaching Assistant - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

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Aylesbury, United Kingdom

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Description

Reference number
BUC09312


Contract type
Permanent


Working hours
Full Time


Level of DBS check required
Enhanced with Barred List


Date posted
11 Jun 2023, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
26 Jun 2023


Overview:


Do you enjoy working with children? Do you have the skills to support their learning and development? Have you got a 'can-do' approach and outlook? At Green Ridge Primary Academy, we are looking for Teaching Assistants who will work as part of our support staff team, across the school, to support children in their learning and development, including those children with Special Educational Needs and for whom English may be an additional language.

We are looking for someone who is up for getting stuck into all aspects of academy life


Term time only

Salary details:
Bucks Pay Range 1b, Scale point - 10, £18,985 - £19,448 per annum (Full Time Equivalent)


Contract type:
Permanent


Hours:37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days) 8.30am-4.30pm (Monday-Thursday) and 8.30am-3.30pm (Friday)


Closing date:26/06/2023 12:00


Interviews to be held:

TBC

About us:


Green Ridge Academy is a new primary school built on Berryfields, which opened in September 2017 in temporary accommodation on the site of the permanent building.

The permanent school building opened in September 2018.

In September 2023, the academy will be two-form entry from Nursery through to Year Six, taking children from aged 2-11, with two bulge classes in YR and Y1 as we continue our preparations to become a 3-form entry school.

Whilst the school currently has the capacity for over 450 children, this is an exciting time at Green Ridge, as we continue to grow our site is being expanded with the additional capacity so that by September 2024, our building will be able to accommodate over 650 children.

Exciting


About the role:


As a member of the academy's support staff team you will be responsible for supporting the development of all children, including those with SEN/D and for whom English is an additional language, supporting their knowledge, understanding and skills across all areas of learning.

This may be supporting children on a one-to-one basis, supporting small groups or delivering interventions and additional support to children as needed.

This will be a flexible role which could be working with all children across the academy, from Early Years to Key Stage 2.

The role also includes supervising children during break and lunchtimes, both on the playground and in the dining room as well as providing short-term cover for staff absences.


About you:


  • The motivation and passion to achieve the very best for the children with additional needs in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence
  • A good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and/or a good understanding of the Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 curriculum
  • A good understanding of the range of additional needs that pupils can have and how best to support them
  • The ability to work independently as well as part of a wider team
  • The ability to work on initiative
  • A 'cando' approach to all aspects of academy life
  • A willingness to undertake professional development and grow their skills
  • Excellent communication skills and a good sense of humour

In return we can offer:


  • A commitment to you and your professional development
  • Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and hardworking colleagues, staff and Governors
  • A growing learning community
  • Encouragement to develop new ideas and the opportunity to make a real difference

Other information:


_ This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:_
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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)._

_For further information on filtering please refer to __Nacro guidance_
_ and the __guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice_**_ (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order')._
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