Teaching Assistant Level 2
Teaching Assistant

River View Primary School
1 Wheaters Street

Salford

M7 1QZ

 

Teaching Assistant Level 2 -  required as soon as possible

 

Grade: 2A, Scale points 6 – 8 - £16,668 - £17,340
Working Hours: 36 hours per week Monday – Friday, Term Time Only

Contract Type:  Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 6th February 2022 @ midnight

Short Listing: Tuesday 8th February 2022

Observations & Interviews: 15th & 16th February 2022


NOR 480 including 60 Nursery places + 3 SEN Resource Provisions 

 

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work within our Autistic Spectrum Unit known as ‘The Harbour’, as soon as possible. The unit currently consists of 20 pupils from EYFS, KS1 & KS2, all with an EHCP for Autism, along with a specialised team of dedicated staff.

 

At River View we work with our Teaching Assistants flexibly, responding to needs as they arise. As such our Teaching Assistants may be deployed in different phases of the school and across a range of roles. This can include, providing 1:1 support, supporting small groups, undertaking specialist interventions and supporting across a range of groups or classes.

 

You will work with the Headteacher and Governors to secure the key functions of the school:

● Achieving the Highest Standards
● Delivering lifelong learning
● Bridging Gaps
● Engaging the Whole Community

 

You will need to:
● Have experience and a passion for working with children with autism
● Promote positive attitudes to learning and all aspects of school life
● Be creative and flexible in your approach to working with children
● Be keen to develop your own skills and knowledge of key strategies
● Have current experience in an school environment and children with autism
● Have a commitment to be ELKLAN Trained and other specialised training needs
● Be committed to personalised learning

 

Job Description and Person Specification.docx

 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a fully enhanced DBS check.

Where you have lived or worked abroad for 12 months or more, continuously or in total over the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

 

Safe working
We are a Covid-safe organisation and you will have an individual risk assessment when you join the organisation to ensure we effectively support your health and wellbeing throughout your employment.

About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion

 

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr

 

Following our shortlisting a small number of suitable candidates will be invited to be observed interacting with a small group of children and if successful you will be invited to a panel interview. The successful candidate will be appointed subject to satisfactory references being received and following the safeguarding checks. At River View safeguarding is of the highest priority and we will make rigorous checks on any candidate to check suitability to work with children.


All contact will be made via email.
Applications should be made via the Greater Jobs site.
If you would like any additional information please contact school on 0161 921 2670

Location
River View Primary
Vacancy Description
 

River View Primary School
1 Wheaters Street

Salford

M7 1QZ

 

Teaching Assistant Level 2 -  required as soon as possible

 

Grade: 2A, Scale points 6 – 8 - £16,668 - £17,340
Working Hours: 36 hours per week Monday – Friday, Term Time Only

Contract Type:  Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 6th February 2022 @ midnight

Short Listing: Tuesday 8th February 2022

Observations & Interviews: 15th & 16th February 2022


NOR 480 including 60 Nursery places + 3 SEN Resource Provisions 

 

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work within our Autistic Spectrum Unit known as ‘The Harbour’, as soon as possible. The unit currently consists of 20 pupils from EYFS, KS1 & KS2, all with an EHCP for Autism, along with a specialised team of dedicated staff.

 

At River View we work with our Teaching Assistants flexibly, responding to needs as they arise. As such our Teaching Assistants may be deployed in different phases of the school and across a range of roles. This can include, providing 1:1 support, supporting small groups, undertaking specialist interventions and supporting across a range of groups or classes.

 

You will work with the Headteacher and Governors to secure the key functions of the school:

● Achieving the Highest Standards
● Delivering lifelong learning
● Bridging Gaps
● Engaging the Whole Community

 

You will need to:
● Have experience and a passion for working with children with autism
● Promote positive attitudes to learning and all aspects of school life
● Be creative and flexible in your approach to working with children
● Be keen to develop your own skills and knowledge of key strategies
● Have current experience in an school environment and children with autism
● Have a commitment to be ELKLAN Trained and other specialised training needs
● Be committed to personalised learning

 

Job Description and Person Specification.docx

 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a fully enhanced DBS check.

Where you have lived or worked abroad for 12 months or more, continuously or in total over the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

 

Safe working
We are a Covid-safe organisation and you will have an individual risk assessment when you join the organisation to ensure we effectively support your health and wellbeing throughout your employment.

About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion

 

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr

 

Following our shortlisting a small number of suitable candidates will be invited to be observed interacting with a small group of children and if successful you will be invited to a panel interview. The successful candidate will be appointed subject to satisfactory references being received and following the safeguarding checks. At River View safeguarding is of the highest priority and we will make rigorous checks on any candidate to check suitability to work with children.


All contact will be made via email.
Applications should be made via the Greater Jobs site.
If you would like any additional information please contact school on 0161 921 2670