Job detailsJob roleTeaching assistantVisa sponsorshipVisas cannot be sponsoredSubjectSpecial Education Needs (SEN)Working patternPart timeContract typeFixed termFull-time equivalent salary£8,412.00 Annually (Actual)Please note the salary quoted is for 14.5 hours per week. The role is term time and as this is a maternity cover this will end of 23.7.251:1 SEND Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover) job summarySomercotes Infants School are looking for an organised, calm, caring candidate to support our SEND children. This post is to provide maternity cover. The successful candidate will work closely with our team of SEND teaching assistants in the afternoon, supporting learning in the Rainbow Room inline with the child's EHCP.ContextThe descriptions below of our 'why', 'how' and 'what' define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.We ensure our 'why', 'how' and 'what' hold us to account for the work we do.Why do we exist? Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their futureOur first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflectHow will we act?We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are; Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)What is our strategy?We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust; Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children Seeks continuous improvement and disruptive innovation This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person. Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.Commitment to safeguardingOur 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 disqualificationDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS)medicalonline and social mediaprohibition from teachingright to worksatisfactory referencessuitability to work with childrenYou must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.Applying for the jobThis school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.CVs are not accepted.Visas cannot be sponsored.