Teaching Assistant Level 1 - 3Term Time Only plus Inset Days - 31 hours a week Monday to Friday 8.30am - 3.30pmGrade 2 - 4, £24,404 - £26,835 (Actual Salary, £17,567 - £19,317)We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teaching Assistant, who will support SEN students within the classroom and who can also lead individual/small group interventions. It would be beneficial to have had experience in delivering interventions that support the development of students fine and gross motor skills e.g. play or lego therapy. Comprehensive training opportunities are available for the right candidate to increase their skills level.Somervale School is a very popular, high achieving, 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school situated in Midsomer Norton on the outskirts of Bath and on the edge of Somerset. The school occupies a large attractively landscaped site with an excellent range of specialist accommodation and facilities. We are part of the Midsomer Norton School Partnership, a multi-academy trust consisting of 35 Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
We are an extremely successful medium sized school and that makes us unique in the local area. We have all the benefits of any other school with the added bonus of an attention to detail that you simply cannot achieve in a larger school. We place our students at the heart of everything that we do. We believe in working hard, being kind and enjoying learning. The school received its third judgement of Good by Ofsted in 2022.There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel, dining, and entertainment.
We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.Closing date for vacancy: 9am, Friday 17th January 2025Provisional date for Interview: Week Commencing 20th January 2025