Teaching Assistant Vacancies

Dates:                          Apply by 1 pm Monday 7th October 2024

Start:                           ASAP

Salary:                         Approx: £18,087per annum Scale Point 6:07

                                    32.5 hours per week term time only

Location:                    Across any of our three sites, Bretton & Dogsthorpe

Contract type:            Full Time

School Visit:               Wednesday 2nd October 3.30pm

Interviews:                 Week commencing 14th October 2024

Heltwate School is a welcoming and supportive Special School for pupils aged 4 to 19 years of age. All students have an Education Health Care Plan and we work collectively to support their severe and complex needs.

We currently have vacancies for Teaching Assistants and are looking to appoint enthusiastic team players whose skills and experiences can support the pupils in meeting their individual needs.

We are seeking to appoint individuals who:

  • Have a desire and an enthusiasm to support our pupils with SEND achieve their full potential through helping deliver a differentiated curriculum
  • Are capable of dealing with behaviours that challenge
  • Are enthusiastic, confident and able to show initiative
  • Have good organisational skills
  • Are friendly with a good sense of humour
  • Are calm and patient
  • Are effective communicators with pupils, staff and parents
  • Possess good literacy and numeracy skills
  • Can work as part of a team and effective alone
  • Can form positive and professional relationships with pupils, staff and parents

The successful applicants will be confident in their ability to support children and young people with severe learning needs and autism within a classroom environment, support behaviours that may challenge and be flexible to be able to work across the age phases.

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. To make arrangements to visit please contact the school office: 01733 262878.