Trauma-Informed Primary Teaching Assistant

Suffolk County Council; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Steeple Bumpstead Primary School in Haverhill, Suffolk, is seeking an excellent Teaching Assistant to join our friendly team. The role combines general classroom support with assistance for individual children within a 32-hour week over 38 weeks per year.

The post runs daily with a later start and finishes at 3.15pm; hours can be discussed at interview. Applicants should be calm, patient, trauma-informed, passionate about helping every child achieve, and capable of building positive

Qualifications

• Calm, positive and patient.
• Supports trauma-informed school's approach.
• Passionate about helping every child to achieve.
• Strong interpersonal skills with children, colleagues and parents.
• Can use own initiative and think on their feet.
• Efficient and well organised.
• Experience working with children with special educational needs.

Responsibilities

• Mixture of general classroom support and support for individual children.
• Work every day with a later school start time and finishing at 3.15pm. Hours can be discussed during interview.

Skills

Calm demeanor

Patience

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Organised

SEN experience

Job description

Steeple Bumpstead Primary School in Haverhill, Suffolk, is seeking an excellent Teaching Assistant to join our friendly team. The role combines general classroom support with assistance for individual children within a 32-hour week over 38 weeks per year.

The post runs daily with a later start and finishes at 3.15pm; hours can be discussed at interview. Applicants should be calm, patient, trauma-informed, passionate about helping every child achieve, and capable of building positive