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Senior Teaching Assistant

Grade: PCD7 - Grade 7, SCP12-14 £23,700- £23,928

25-30 hours per week, 5 days a week, hours and hours split can be negotiated. Permanent Role.  IMMEDIATE START.

Main Purpose:

Within an agreed system of supervision, work with teachers to support teaching and learning, providing specialist support to maximise pupil development and achievement. This role would be in our Reception/Year One class. 
·         Roles at this level will be expected to carry out specified work. Senior Teaching Assistants may also supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers.

Essential Attributes

·         Is hard-working, has high standards and enjoys the challenge of working in a small school environment. 

·         Level 3 Qualification – Teaching Assistant 

·         Experience of working with and leading small groups or individual children.

·         Team member, but also to show initiative when required.  

·         Is knowledgeable and organised.

·         Is helpful, understanding, calm and consistent in their standards and behaviour.

·         Is flexible, enjoys sharing ideas and understands the importance of collaboration. 

·         Will promote the school's chosen Christian values and has an understanding of their importance in Church Schools.

·         Has experience working in classrooms. 

Desirable Attributes

·        Recent phonics training (Read Write Inc or equivalent)

·        Paediatric first aider

·        Developing knowledge of the SEN Code of Practice

The Good Shepherd Trust and Penny Bridge CE Academy are committed to the principles of safer recruitment, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and excellent professional references.

Visits to school from Monday 13th April  (please contact admin@pennybridge.academy to arrange a visit.  This are essential to understand more about the role.

Closing date for applications: Friday 24th April (9 am). Interview invitations will be issued by the end of the day on Monday 27th April. Interviews: Wednesday 29th April. 

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of its pupils across its family of schools. The Trust engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful candidate will be required to hold, or undergo a suitable enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to school prior to the date of the interview. Applicants may be asked for further information about their criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service and DfE (where relevant) before your appointment is confirmed.

The school reserves the right to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online. 

NOTE: it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.