General Assistant

GENERAL ASSISTANT

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term- until end June 2025
CONTRACT DURATION: 2024/25 School Year (38 weeks which is 190 days)
STATUS: 27.5 hours per week, term time. Fewer hours may be available.
GRADE SCALE: NJC POINT 2. £22 366 per annum (pro rata based on weeks and hours worked).
INTERVIEW DATE: Interviews planned for Wednesday 11 June 2024
RESPONSIBLE TO: Assistant Principal (SENCO)

JOB PURPOSE:

Support During Class Time

The General Assistant will:

• Support the needs of the pupil e.g movement between classrooms (wheelchair user) and attend to personal needs
• Endeavour to encourage the pupil to be as independent as possible
• Aim to support the role of the teacher
• Take into account the pupil’s individual special needs and ensure their access to the lesson
• Ensure the pupil has understood instructions
• Help the child to develop organisational skills
• Try to encourage the integration of the child into the class
• Carry out such duties as may be reasonably required by the Principal

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Personal Qualities

High motivation

• Prepared to be committed to the ethos and values of Rainey Endowed School
• Confidentiality is of utmost importance
• A caring and sensitive nature
• A reasonable level of physical fitness

JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Organisation and planning
• Ability to use Information Technology effectively
• Interpersonal skills required to form and maintain effective working relationships with the staff, pupils and parents of the pupil
• Ability to work under own initiative
• The ability to work in harmony with other members of staff

Essential Criteria

1. 5 GCSE/O Levels or equivalent at Grades A*-C (including English and Mathematics) or equivalent
2. Experience of working with children/vulnerable adults

Desirable Criteria

1. Two years’ relevant experience working in a school setting

Please note that the Board of Governors of Rainey Endowed School reserve the right to enhance any or all of the essential or desirable criteria; and/or apply any or all of the desirable criteria; and/or not appoint to the post.

The successful applicant will be asked to provide £32 for the Enhanced Access NI Check to be carried out prior to taking up the post

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For a monitoring form, please see the Additional Documents section below.

Completed applications must be returned by 10.00 am on Monday 3rd June 2024.