Teaching/Care Assistant (Temporary)

Teaching Vacancies; Bradford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Bradford is seeking a dedicated individual to support children with additional needs. This role involves building relationships and fostering a constructive environment. Successful applicants will enjoy a range of benefits focusing on financial, physical, and mental wellbeing, including a competitive holiday entitlement and pension scheme.

Benefits

Membership to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Access to discounts platform

24/7 access to an online GP for you & household

Gym & fitness discounts

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• A good standard of written and numeracy skills.
• Experience of supporting a child with additional needs.
• Ability to support the medical and personal care needs of a child.
• Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice.
• Good communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to build trust with a pupil and their parents/carers.
• Experience of facilitating pupils learning and progress.

Responsibilities

• Support children with additional needs in various tasks.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and their families.
• Foster a constructive classroom environment.

Skills

Proactive

Organised

Team Player

Flexible

Clear communicator

Reliable

Trustworthy

Adaptable

Education

Completion of DfES Teacher Assistant Induction Programme or equivalent

NVQ Level 2

Job description

Skills and experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

Behaviours

• Proactive
• Organised
• Team Player
• Flexible
• Clear communicator
• Reliable
• Trustworthy
• Adaptable

Essential

• A good standard of written and numeracy skills (A/I/C)
• Experience of supporting a child with additional needs (A/I/R)
• Ability to support the medical and personal care needs of a child (A/I/R)
• Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice (A/I)
• Understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these (A/I)
• Good communication skills both oral and written (A/I/R)
• Ability to build trust with a pupil and their parents/carers (A/I/R)
• Experience of supporting and facilitating pupils learning and progress (A/I/R)
• Ability to use basic technology to support the role (A/I)
• Ability to build positive relationships with all stakeholders (A/I)
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team (A/I/R)

Desirable

• Completion of DfES Teacher Assistant Induction Programme or equivalent (A/C)
• NVQ Level 2 or appropriate level of experience of operating in the classroom (A/I/C)
• Training in the relevant health care competencies (A/I/C)
• Training to support SEN pupils (A/I/C)
• Ability to use a hoist (A/I/R)
• Working with or caring for children of relevant age (A/I)
• Emergency First Aid or First aid at work qualification (C)
• Previous experience of working with young people preferably in a school setting (A/I)
• Key: C – Certificate; A – Application Form; I – Interview; R - Reference

What the school offers its staff

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…

Financial Wellbeing

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing

• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
• Gym & fitness discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme*
• Free annual flu jab

Mental Wellbeing

• Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Menopause Support Service
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained

Leave entitlement

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

Safeguarding and recruitment

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification; Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); medical; online and social media; prohibition from teaching; right to work; satisfactory references; suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.