Student Support Assistant
31 hours per week - Term time only Salary Level: UST S4
Employment Status: 31 hours per week (30 minutes unpaid lunch per day), Monday - 8.20am to 3.10pm Tuesday to Friday – 8.30am to 3.10pm (39 weeks per annum term time only plus INSET days). Required as soon as possibleSalary £21,752 to £24,447 per annum (FTE), Actual Salary £16,114 to £18,110 per annum dependent on skills and experience. Do you have a passion for working with young people?
Do you believe all students should achieve no matter what their challenges?
Do you have passion for changing young people’s lives?
If you answered yes to these questions, then our students need you.
We are looking to expand our Student Support Team to ensure students with additional needs make even greater progress and feel safe and secure within our school.If you are looking to get into teaching via a SCITT route or other teacher training avenues then this would be a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive school and gain some valuable experience. You will play an integral part in ensuring student in your care make at least expected progress.You will have access to high quality resources, including a SPIRIT room and adjoining SPIRIT garden as well as access to CPD to develop your knowledge and understanding.‘Extra support from teaching assistants in classrooms is effective. They use activities appropriately to meet pupils’ needs. As a result, most pupils with SEND make progress in line with other pupils with similar starting points.’(Ofsted January 2019)Suitable applicants may be interviewed and appointed prior to the closing date. Employee Benefits
Learning and Development opportunities
Free use of school gym at specified times
Reduced gym membership at Eastwood Sports Centre
Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Free on-site staff parking
Free tea and coffee available in the staff room
Scheduled Wellbeing weeks
Allowance for running after-school enrichment activities
Enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (Support staff)