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SalaryClosing date:15/07/2024 at 12:00
Interview date: 18/07/2024
Job Start Date: 01/09/2024
Contract/Hours:Permanent , Full-time
Salary Type:Support Staff
Salary Details:Hampshire EHCC salary grade D
Hours of Work:3 days per week (18 hrs including lunchtime provision and 1/2 lunch break
Location of Role:Westfields Junior School
Emotional Literacy Support Assistant
3 days a week (18 hrs including lunchtime provision and half an hour lunch break)
Are you looking for a new opportunity to make a difference? Do you believe that all children should be supported to thrive and have confidence in their uniqueness? Are you a committed team player? If the answers are yes, your next step could be Westfields Junior School…
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our ‘Dream Team’ who are supportive, professional and always have the children’s best interests at the heart of everything they do. Westfields Junior School are currently seeking to appoint a confident and empathetic Emotional Literacy Support Assistant, to join our successful, forward thinking, inclusive Junior School in Yateley. We hope to recruit a dedicated individual who is able to provide one-to-one and small group support to vulnerable pupils and those experiencing difficulties with regulating emotions as well as other aspects of school and home life.
This role provides an excellent opportunity for professional development with a full induction and training plan although reliability, patience, flexibility, emotional intelligence and a good sense of humour are essential!
Our ideal applicant will have:
- motivation and passion for being part of a successful school team
- excellent communication skills
- flexibility and initiative to adapt to different situations
- emotional resilience and ability to thrive on challenge
- commitment to contribute to the progression of learning, working with parents and school life
- experience in a school environment
We can offer the successful candidate:
- a caring school and federation where staff enjoy working as part of a committed team who are encouraged to be creative and have fun
- enthusiastic and engaged pupils who are motivated to learn
- a school that prides itself in supporting and encouraging professional development to ensure you are successful and continue to professionally grow
- a supportive Senior Leadership Team
- a dedicated, spacious and well-resourced nurture room and other learning environments including a woodland themed library as well as extensive grounds
Salary – Hampshire Support Staff Pay Range (Grade D – approximate annual salary £10,937 - £12,089 dependent upon experience)
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity and obtain an application pack please contact Nicki Pagden at the school office. Tours of the school are warmly welcomed.
Safer Recruitment
Westfields Junior School as part of The Westfields Federation and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
