Teaching Assistant - The Misbourne School
Location: Great Missenden
Overview
Would you like a job which fits within the school day?
Would you enjoy helping young people achieve their potential?
Do you want to work as part of a caring, flexible team?
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 2 - 3 (Actual salary £16,306- £19,598 per annum)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Permanent)
Closing date: 31/05/2024 00:00
Interviews to be held: Interviews to be organised on application
About us
We believe that through clarity of vision, collaboration and dedication, we can achieve great things for our young people and for the staff who join us on our journey. Our vision is simple, yet unashamedly ambitious:
‘To develop world-class students who have the belief in themselves that anything is possible and lead happy and successful lives.’
A key part of our plan for education is to ensure children become valuable and fully-rounded members of society who treat others with respect and tolerance, regardless of background.
About the role
Working as a Teaching Assistant may be the role for you! We can offer a high degree of flexibility around days and hours, working term-time only. This is fulfilling work where you get to make a very real difference to the life chances of individual students. Other benefits include comprehensive training, a pension scheme and access to The Misbourne's state-of-the-art fitness suite. We are seeking individuals to join our committed team of Teaching Assistants to help our young people realise their potential.
You will be part of our specialist SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) team, which is dedicated to delivering the correct support to individual students. SEND students are at the heart of our academy and this role is integral to helping some of our most vulnerable students to succeed. This could be support in lessons or working 1:1 on targeted areas of support.
You do not need to have had any previous experience of this work - comprehensive training is provided - but the following qualities will be beneficial:
● A passion for the importance of learning
● Enthusiasm for working with young people to help them succeed
● The ability to inspire and be creative
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
About you
Your responsibilities will include:
● Working collaboratively with subject teachers to ensure students’ progress in individual subjects
● Acting as a positive role model both socially and academically
● Helping to foster and develop positive relationships with staff and peers
● Being flexible to meet the dynamic needs of the SEND department on a daily basis
● Identifying personal training needs and attending appropriate internal and external training
● Being involved in maintaining records, undertaking assessment and evaluating identified students’ needs
● Ensuring inclusive practice and equality of opportunity for all
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to: [email protected]
Tel No: 01494 862869
The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
- All adult cautions and spent convictions 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, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
