Job Details
* Job type: Apprentice/Teaching Assistant / Senior Teaching Assistant / Higher Level Teaching Assistant
* Contract: Fixed term/Permanent
* Work pattern: Full-time
* Salary: Please see below
* Date posted: Monday 2 December 2024
* Closing date for applications: Friday 13 December 2024
Teaching Assistant (SCP 6 £25,183 FTE pro rata)
Apprentice TA: national apprenticeship rate
Cockermouth School is a high performing, truly comprehensive school located in a beautiful part of the country on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and is in the heart of its community.
We are welcoming applications for the following roles to join our teams supporting all students at Cockermouth School and in particular students with a range of Special Educational Needs. Our Learning Support Department encompasses a Strategically Resourced Provision for Autism (SRP).
Successful candidates will have the initiative to work independently, a willingness to learn and develop, capacity to contribute to a team approach, flexibility, and a genuine empathy for pupils with SEND. For the STA and TA posts, qualifications in autism or a willingness to be trained is required. Experience in delivering literacy interventions would be an advantage for the HLTA post. Candidates should hold, or work towards, a relevant NVQ or equivalent qualification at the appropriate level.
GCSE grade 4 or above in English and maths (or equivalent) is required for all posts.
Cockermouth School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of students, engages with young people and staff on policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate checks and undertake an enhanced DBS and where appropriate to the post, a requirement to complete a Childcare Disqualification declaration.
Applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of sex, race, marital status or disability. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed.
A covering letter and completed application form should be returned to recruitment@cockermouthschool.org no later than 09:00 on Friday 13 December 2024.
More information is available on our website www.cockermouthschool.org
Cockermouth School
Castlegate Drive
Cockermouth
CA13 9HF
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