AddressJob Title:
Teaching Assistants (Level 1)
Post Number:
S7019611
Grade/Salary:
Grade 2
Hours of Work:
31 hours per week - Term time only plus 1 training Day
Location:
St Hugh’s School, Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Tel: 01724 842960
Contact : Amanda Antrobus, HR Officer
Email:
Description:
Due to increasing pupil numbers we are seeking a number of Teaching Assistants to join our school. St. Hugh’s School is a well-resourced, purpose built school for students aged 11 to 16 years with moderate/severe learning difficulties/profound and multiple learning needs, many of whom have additional needs, ASD and complex medical needs.
Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated person looking to join a warm and welcoming school?
You will have a talent for engaging students and make a valued contribution to their learning.
Main responsibilities will be to assist in developing pupils’ learning, personal self-care skills, and in managing pupils’ behaviour, under the close direction of the teacher or other senior member of staff.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and safeguarding checks will be carried out.
Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.
All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, we will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references which will be sought prior to interview.
The above post will be subject to a DBS check, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ds-code-of-practice) 'It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children or adults to apply to work in regulated activity with that group'
This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks where applicable.
Please apply for this job online. See job descriptions and employee specifications.
For an informal discussion for this post please contact Chris Palmer, Deputy Head Teacher on 01724 842960
Closing date: 25th March 2024, 9:00am
Interview Date: TBC
Why join us?
We offer:
Competitive salaries
Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions up to 18.5%
Generous annual leave and Bank Holiday entitlement
Flexible and agile working
A modern workplace with access to great technology
Salary sacrifice schemes- ie the option to purchase additional holidays or a bike to cycle to work
Family friendly policies supporting fostering, adoption and caring responsibilities
Our values and culture
We stay true to our values:
Equality of opportunity so everyone can have a good quality of life.
Striving for excellence and high standards.
Using our resources wisely and with integrity.
Promoting self-responsibility and people having choice and control over their own lives.
Our organisational goals are to be:
Progressive and enabling in our approach.
Financially and environmentally sustainable.
Safer recruitment
As an employer, we will:
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers.
- Commit to the recruitment of a diverse workforce to best meet the needs of our customers.
- Ensure that recruitment decisions are based on reasonable and objective criteria, free from bias or unfair discrimination.
- Provide training for recruiters to ensure they are fully equipped with the skills to recruit the best people.
- Make reasonable adjustments to any aspect of the process to meet individual need, where known.
Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.
All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, we will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references which will be sought prior to interview.
The above post will be subject to a DBS check, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ds-code-of-practice) 'It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children or adults to apply to work in regulated activity with that group'
This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks where applicable.
We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.
