Teaching Assistant - Grade D

Russell Street School; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS checks

Training/apprenticeships available

Supportive team

Job summary

Russell Street School is seeking a Teaching Assistant - Grade D (ELSA) for a full-time, permanent position. Our school is a two form entry with excellent facilities, including a library, arts spaces, and Forest School.

We teach BSL and French from Nursery, and a safeguarding-focused environment with DBS checks for staff and volunteers. We are looking for a talented, organised ELSA who will bring enthusiasm and new ideas to further improve our school.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) is desirable.
• DBS checks are required for short-listed applicants prior to interview.
• Strong collaboration with a supportive teaching team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional literacy support to pupils.
• Collaborate with class teachers to implement supportive strategies.
• Help foster a nurturing, stimulating learning environment for all students.

Skills

Organised

Team player

Enthusiasm

ELSA

Job description

Teaching Assistant - Grade D

ELSA

(Emotional Literacy Support Assistant)

Full Time - Permanent - Grade D

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join our school.

We are a two form entry school with exceptional facilities: Three large classroom spaces per year group, well-equipped intervention rooms, library, music room, art suite, NEST, sensory room, separate meeting areas, orchard, wildlife garden, children's kitchen, Forest School, onsite social worker, 39 place Nursery.

Our site brings together two exceptional spaces: a super-modern Early Years building designed for bright, open learning, and a characterful Victorian KS1 building full of charm and history.

Our curriculum and learning environment is meticulously planned with continuous provision used throughout the school. We teach British Sign Language and French from Nursery.

Please view our website for more information and photographs of our school.

www.russell-street-school.co.uk

We are looking for:

• A talented, organised and dedicated ELSA who will bring enthusiasm and new ideas to further improve our school.
• A proactive team player who collaborates effectively and contributes meaningfully to the inspiring ethos of our school.
• Someone who can instill in our children a life-long love of learning.

We can offer you:

• A chance to work with genuinely well behaved, enthusiastic and happy children.
• A welcoming and friendly team of staff. A positive and purposeful atmosphere.
• A thoughtfully designed, innovative curriculum taught within a nurturing, stimulating learning environment.
• A commitment to ongoing research led professional development.
• A variety of training/apprenticeships are available.

Russell Street School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and all appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks. In addition, references will be requested for short listed applicants prior to interview and will form part of the interview process.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy should we receive an overwhelming response.