What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of Birches First School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join our wonderful team. We encourage applications from anyone who has experience of supporting children with SEMH, Communication and interaction, Cognition and learning, ADHD and ASD Diagnosis to develop and achieve, who can build a good rapport with children and staff and who works well as part of a team. The successful TA will work with teachers and the school to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which children make excellent progress.
The role is for a 17.5 hours per week providing learning opportunities and care to our children.
Applicants must have a full and approved Level 2 Qualification to work within our School setting.
Working hours will be Mon-Fri every morning. Please contact the school to discuss further and to arrange a visit to come and see our amazing School environment.
Level 2 Grade 3, Term Time Only
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• A great team of hardworking colleagues
• Outstanding children who are keen to learn
• Supportive parents and governors
• Opportunities for professional development within school and as part of the MAT
• A well-resourced and safe working environment
• A highly skilled SENCo as a source of expertise and support
• Cyclescheme - Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Employee wellbeing support / Counselling
Commitment to safeguarding
Posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Shortlisted candidates will need to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the interview. You may be asked for information about your criminal history during recruitment.