Blenheim Primary School are looking for an SEN Teaching Assistant to work in our Outstanding school, where we are “Aiming high in the heart of the city”. We want all pupils to achieve their maximum potential by having high expectations and excellent standards. We provide a calm, positive atmosphere where children can feel safe, healthy, happy, confident and motivated. We celebrate and respect our cultural diversity and provide a stimulating and relevant curriculum, recognising achievement and celebrating success in all areas of school life.
The successful candidates will be caring, extremely motivated and enthusiastic, with the energy required to join our hardworking, high achieving team. They will:
• love working with children
• understand how children learn
• enjoy working as part of a team
• have good literacy, numeracy and communication skills
• be flexible and have the ability to use their initiative
• have high expectations of achievement and behaviour.
The role involves working under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individual groups, in or out of the classroom. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. The vacancy is for a full time (30 hours per week), term time position, with an additional 2.5 hours per week of lunchtime assistant cover.
If you would like to visit the school prior to applying, appointments will be on Tuesday 4th March at 9:00am or 3:30pm. Please call the school office to book onto one of these sessions.
The closing date for completed applications is 9:00am on Monday 10th March 2025.
Interviews are to be held Monday 17th March 2025.
Blenheim Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expected all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.