Vacancy details

1:1 Teaching Assistant KS2

Term time only – 32.5 hours per week

BG-K to BG-J SCP 7 to 16 (£16,495-£18,319 FTE) dependant on experience

Children are at the heart of what we do at Sandy Lane Primary School. We are a mainstream primary school who are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible Support Assistant to join a caring and supportive team. Successful candidates will be keen to go the extra mile for the children of our school to support them with all aspects of day to day learning. You will need to be flexible and enthusiastic in order to engage young people whose previous experiences of education may have been negative or inconsistent and as a result can present with challenging behaviour..

We are seeking to appoint someone who:

• Understands how children develop, think and learn?
• Has a passion for every child achieving what they might have thought impossible?

• Has a commitment to breaking down barriers to learning?
• Has a determination to secure positive progress and high aspirations for and with pupils?
• Has a good sense of humour with an enthusiastic attitude to learning?
• Builds positive relationships with pupils?
• Has a committed attitude and a desire to nurture a child’s enjoyment of school and life?

We can offer:

• Being part of a positive support team
• Amazing children who are keen to learn
• CPD opportunities available and supported
• A good quality learning environment

 For more information or to arrange a visit to our school, please contact our school business manager via email at the following address sbm@sandylanebracknell.com.

 Applications will be reviewed on receipt and interviews will be held as required. Early application is therefore recommended and the school reserves the right to close. If you do not hear from us during the week beginning 28th January, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Sandy Lane Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. All appointments will be made subject to a full DBS check and references which will be taken up prior to interview.

Equal Opportunities

Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Please apply online (see link below) or contact the school for further details. We will only accept applications on Bracknell Forest application forms, please do NOT forward your CV.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to providing equality of opportunity to all. Our aim is to treat all employees and prospective employees with integrity, respect and consideration.

We aim to ensure that individuals are recruited, selected, trained and promoted on the basis of ability, job requirements, skills, aptitudes and other objective criteria. In this respect we will ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marital status or disability, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which are not covered by legislation or existing codes of practice.

Disability

We are a Disability Symbol User and as such have made a commitment to guarantee an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

To help us with our commitment to this guarantee, please indicate if you have a disability on your application form.

Safeguarding

Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices share this commitment.

This position requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check because it involves contact with (or access to data concerning) children/young people/adults at risk. On your application form, you will need to tell us about any spent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings which may later appear on your DBS Certificate.

To find out more about the application process for working with children, young people and adults at risk visit  https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/applying-job/applications-work-children-young-people-or-adults-risk

The Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) has responsibility for working together to oversee the safety and well-being of children and young people in Bracknell Forest. Find out more about the LSCB at  https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/keeping-adults-and-children-safe/protecting-children/safeguarding-children-board

Pre–employment medical check

You may be asked about your physical ability to perform the job during interview. As a condition of the Offer of Employment, the successful applicant will be asked to complete an Occupational Health questionnaire from which our Occupational Health Advisor will assess your medical suitability to do the job. You may be required to attend a medical examination.

References

On your application form you will be asked to provide the names and addresses of two people who will provide a reference. At least one should be from your current/most recent employer. If you are not currently working with children/adults at risk but have done so in the past it is important that a reference is obtained from the employer by whom you were most recently employed working with children/adults at risk.

Employment references must be provided by your current or most recent line manager and will not be accepted from relatives or people writing solely in the capacity of friends. However, your referees may include someone you know with standing in the community i.e. a teacher, vicar etc.

We take up references for all shortlisted candidates and wherever possible we like to apply for these prior to interview.