Teaching Assistant (14633)

 Special School Teaching Assistant, Grade 6

Interview Dates:             Friday 23^rd February 2024

Start Date:                       As soon as possible after the interview date

Salary Type:                     Support Staff

Salary Details:                 Grade 6, FTE £26,609 - £28,770 (actual salary £19,164 - £20,720)                       

Hours of Work:               31 hours per week.  Worked 9.00am – 3.15pm, plus an additional hour each Tuesday for staff meetings.  These hours include a daily unpaid break.  Term time only. 

Vermont School is a special school for primary aged children who have social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH). Our ethos is that children, families and staff are all part of the Vermont family that Belongs, Believes and Achieves together.

We are now looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our team.  This is a challenging role for a motivated individual who is looking to make a real difference to the lives of the young people and families at school.  This is a challenging yet rewarding role so strong interpersonal skills are required as well as a willingness to support pupils on a daily basis.  Specific training will be given to enable you to carry out this element of the role.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to work with wonderful young people and their parents and make a significate difference to their lives
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with other schools in our co-operative Trust
• The ‘Vermont Family’ who support you and each other while giving the best for the children
• A positive and creative environment
• Employee Assistant Programme and free parking

Application Procedure

The job description, person specification and application form can be found on our website – www.vermontschool.co.uk.  The vacancies section can be found under the Key Information Heading.  Please note CVs will not be accepted.  If you would like to find out more about our school or this role please email Jane Valentine, j.valentine@vermontschool.co.uk.  Please send all completed applications form to j.valentine@vermontschool.co.uk.  

Safer Recruitment

Vermont School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects 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 (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. 

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exemptions) order 1975

This post is covered by the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions) order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with young people. You are therefore required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind overs) including those which are “spent”. The amendments to the Exceptions order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected” and are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on filtering cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service