General Teaching Assistant at Canford Heath Junior School

Dorset Council; Poole; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction programme

Career professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

Long service awards

Pension contributions

Job summary

TEACH Poole Multi Academy Trust seeks a permanent Teaching Assistant to support learning across the primary age range, based at Canford Heath Junior School in Poole and providing Year 6 assistance. You will join a supportive Trust environment with opportunities for professional development.

The successful candidate will have experience with pupils with various needs, a passion for inclusion, and a strong focus on emotional wellbeing and teamwork. A positive, proactive approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with pupils with a range of needs.
• Range of strategies to motivate and support learning.
• Passion for inclusion and supporting pupils with additional needs to succeed in a classroom.
• Belief in supporting pupils’ emotional wellbeing.
• Keen to work in a supportive, learning environment.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Energy and positivity in the role.
• Can-do attitude to overcoming obstacles.
• Preparedness to go above and beyond.
• Resilience and stamina.

Responsibilities

• Provide learning support to Year 6 pupils.
• Work across the whole primary school age range within the Trust.
• Carry out duties at any of the Trust's four schools as required.

Skills

Experience with pupils with needs

Motivate and support learning

Inclusion

Emotional wellbeing support

Team player

Positive energy

Can-do attitude

Resilience

Job description

About the role

We are looking to appoint a permanent Teaching Assistant to join our Trust with the skills to work across the whole primary school age range. The successful candidate will be employed by the Trust as a whole and as such, can be expected to carry out their duties at any of the four schools. However, the current position will be based at Canford Heath Junior School, with the successful candidates required to provide learning support to children in Year 6.

Further Information

If you:

• Have experience of working with pupils with a range of needs
• Have a range of strategies to motivate and support learning
• Have a passion for inclusion and supporting pupils with additional needs to succeed in a classroom
• Believe in supporting pupils’ emotional wellbeing
• Are keen to work in a supportive, learning environment
• Work well in a team
• Are able to bring energy and positivity to the role
• A can-do attitude to overcoming obstacles
• Preparedness to go above and beyond
• Resilience and stamina

We can offer

• Fun, friendly and supportive staff who get on well together
• Rights’ Respecting pupils with excellent attitudes to learning and outstanding behaviour
• Superb opportunities and specialist training for career professional development within our Trust
• A fantastic induction programme
• Enviable support at all levels, and a proactive approach to staff well-being, work-life balance and care for each person as an individual, including the ability to take time off during term time
• Beautiful school grounds and welcoming learning environments
• Highly competitive rates of pay and excellent pension contributions by the Trust.
• Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured; and
• Long service awards

About Us

The TEACH Poole Multi Academy Trust was formed in April 2015. All four of our wonderful schools are graded as good or outstanding schools by Ofsted. We are extremely popular, over-subscribed, forward-thinking schools with supportive staff and fantastic children.