Required from January 2025 Qualified Teaching Assistant to work full time, fixed term, term time only We are looking for a flexible, friendly and caring individual to work 1:1 with a child with SEMH needs and specific learning difficulties We are looking for someone who: Has experience of supporting children with additional needs, particularly SEMH Has experience of working 1:1 with children with SEN needs Is friendly, calm and patient, but firm and fair Is a good team player who can work with the class teachers Who can be flexible and use own initiative Communicates well and can build positive relationships with children, adults and parents Has a passion for encouraging the progress and high standards of behaviour of all children Has a good sense of humour All applications for this post should be made online. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Karen Arnold on 01963 362487 to arrange an appointment Further Information Stalbridge Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Not Specified