Teaching Assistant - Prestwood Junior School
Location: Prestwood
Overview
We are seeking to appoint a flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant to work in a Year 5 class.
You will need to have a good subject matter knowledge of the KS2 curriculum and knowledge and experience of working with children with additional needs including autism, ADHD, and attachment difficulties.
You will be joining a strong, supportive and friendly team in our popular and successful Junior school.
Potential start date: asap
Term time only: Yes
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: £23,297 to £24,223FTE, ACTUAL SALARY £16,876 to £17,547 DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE
Contract type: Fixed Term
Hours: 32.5 hours a week. 8.30am till 3.30pm each day, 30 mins unpaid lunch.
Closing date: 06/01/2025 00:00
Interviews to be held: To be confirmed
About us
Prestwood Junior School is a great place to learn. We pride ourselves on the community feel between children, staff, parents and all who work with us.
Prestwood Junior School is an academy of the Great Learners Trust, and is federated with Prestwood Infant School and although located in different parts of Prestwood, the two schools work as one, with one Executive Headteacher and staff join together weekly for meetings.
Sitting at the heart of the village, our schools provide a diverse and inclusive education for all, specialising in teaching and treating each child as an individual.
Website: www.prestwoodvillageschools.co.uk
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated Learning Support Assistant to work in a Year 5 class.
You will need to have a good subject matter knowledge of the KS2 curriculum and knowledge and experience of working with children with additional needs including autism, ADHD, and attachment difficulties.
You will be joining a strong, supportive and friendly team in our popular and successful Junior school.
Further details can be found in the job description attached.
About you
Candidates should be sensitive and firm with good behaviour management, and have high expectations of pupils and themselves and to be a good team player. In addition to working with the pupil the candidate will need to have skills to work alongside parents and carers and external agencies involved with the pupil.
Candidates will need a minimum of GCSE in English and Maths. Experience or training with children with special educational needs is essential, as would a knowledge and understanding of Autism and ADHD. It would be advantageous to have training for supporting pupils with SEN needs in addition to a Learning Support Assistant qualification.
Candidates need to be willing to take part in continual improvement throughout the school and be able to use their initiative.
Other information
Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the school on 01494 863687 or email [email protected] for further details.
Completed applications should be emailed to: [email protected] or posted to Prestwood Junior School, Clare Road, Prestwood, Great Missenden, HP16 0NR.
All applications must be made on the Non Teaching Application form attached.
No CVs please.
Prestwood Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.
- 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).
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
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.
