What skills and experience we're looking for
Safeguarding and Child protection procedures
Delivering effective interventions/booster groups
The Primary National Curriculum requirements for 2014
Working with outside agencies
Management of children’s behaviour
Supporting learning for children with S.E.N.D
The assessment, recording, reporting and analysis of children’s progress against specific objectives and within specific interventions
Filling gaps in learning to raise attainment and achievement
Setting high expectations for all pupils and themselves
Prioritising, planning, organising and managing work life balance
Effectively use email, word processing and other IT software appropriate to the role
Build strong, positive relationships with pupils
Work as part of a team
Work on own initiative
Seek advice and support when necessary
Communicate effectively
Develop effective professional relationships with parents
Inspire and motivate children
Work in effective partnership with all stakeholders
Share a commitment to innovative teaching practice
Identify their own areas for development and drive their own continued professional develop
Remain calm under pressure and adapt to change quickly
What the school offers its staff
Our children need you!
We are a good school. In our recent OfSTED inspection our special educational needs provision was praised by inspectors for giving children great opportunities to learn together. As a result of our inclusive culture, excellent identification processes and support mechanisms the number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities has increased. This means that we are looking to expand our SEND team.
We have a really dedicated and effective team of support staff led by our SENDCo. The team work closely with children with varying needs, supporting them to access learning in class and providing specific interventions such as Attention Autism, Identiplay and Language Link. We want people who are committed to ensuring that children access the curriculum as much as possible, who can support children to be independent within their learning and who will help children to be integrated into the classroom and the school. We are very clear that, whilst these children need support they also need time to learn and experience the school as any other child would.
Working at Burwell is rewarding. You would be joining a supportive team in a school where we are constantly striving to improve all aspects of our provision. We try to give our staff different opportunities to work with different children, different classes and different teachers balancing this with the need for consistency for some of our SEND children.
If you would like to know more about the school, please contact the school office and ask to speak to the Headteacher. We can arrange Zoom, Teams, Google meet or FaceTime conversations, as well as traditional phone calls. We are able to offer visits to the school by prior appointment.
Teaching Assistant (SEND)
30 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
TA Point 2 Level 3 NJC 2022 (£20,812 FTE annual pro-rata to £16,007.99) fixed term until August 2026. The role is reviewed annually in line with funding.
Monday – Friday between 08:30 – 15:30 (pattern to be agreed)
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 29th November 2024
Interview Dates: Monday 2nd December / Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Please visit our website for all related documentation. Please send completed applications along with a covering letter to Mrs. Karen Taylor, School Business Manager. Email: ktaylor@burwellvillage.cambs.sch.uk
Burwell Village College Primary School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection-relevant evidence about candidates. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. All posts are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and provide evidence of proof of right to work in the UK.
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.