What skills and experience we're looking for
Dallam School are seeking to appoint an inspirational Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated staff teamin supporting students with additional needs.
What the school offers its staff
We aim to be the place where staff can develop their careers and achieve their ambitions, through high quality professional learning. We strive to create a working environment that impacts positively on staff development; a culture of mutual trust, respect, openness and commitment to student achievement.
You can expect us to:
• Ensure access to high quality and bespoke professional development and the opportunity to progress your career at Dallam School
• Provide opportunities for staff to take on leadership roles, and participate in project-based, collaborative thinking and learning
• Enable teachers to collaborate to refine their teaching practices and work together to solve problems in school. This includes working with partner schools to improve individual practices and school wide policies and protocols
• Secure a continuous appraisal process with meaningful feedback which enables staff development. Regular professional development conversations allow staff to excel in their roles, provide feedback on what support and progression they want, stay current with best practices, and continuously improve their craft
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.