Part-time 1:1 Teaching Assistant for a named child (EYFS/Y1 class)

• Date Posted:

  03/12/2024

• Category:

  Support Staff

• Expires:

  13/12/2024

Part-time 1:1 Teaching Assistant for a named child  (EYFS/Y1 class), term-time only.

Barton Church of England (VA) Primary School, School Lane, Barton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7BD

Required for January 2025

 

Job details

Salary: National Joint Pay Scale: Level 2 point 5/6

Contract type: part-time, 18.75 hours, 3 days per week Mon-Weds, term-time only, working with a named child and ending when the child leaves the school

Reporting to: Class Teacher and Headteacher/SENCO

Responsible for: Supporting the learning of a non-verbal Year 1 child with ASD (currently working below Y1 level).

 

Duties and responsibilities

The child you will be supporting has a range of needs associated with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and will require support with:

• Language and communication skills
• Shared and focused attention
• Developing early learning skills
• Emotional regulation
• Sensory sensitivities
• Self-help skills and independence

 

We are looking for a TA who:

• has experience of working with a non-verbal pupil with ASD
• is able to build positive relationships with pupils, promoting high self-esteem and independence
• can adapt their communication style to respond to pupils according to their individual needs
• can support pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs, escalating concerns where appropriate
• promotes high standards of behaviour, responding to incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy and guidelines on physical intervention
• can work collaboratively with staff, parents/carers and professionals to achieve the desired progress against the outcomes in the child’s EHCP
• will assist with the development and delivery of individual education and support plans
• will assist with playtime and lunchtime supervision
• will work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies
• will promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school

 

 

Depending on the hours that the successful candidate will be contracted to work with the named child, there may also be an opportunity to provide part-time general TA support to the EYFS/Y1 class.

At Barton School our vision is to educate and inspire every pupil in our school to become creative and independent thinkers, evidencing a love for learning and a thirst for knowledge.  We aspire to promote the skills to persevere with learning challenges and the curiosity to enquire further.  Our Christian ethos and school values focus on developing children’s moral, spiritual, social and cultural understanding so that they can achieve their full potential.

This is a great opportunity to be part of our dedicated team and friendly community here at Barton.  We are a small school with big ambitions, providing our children with a wealth of enrichment activities alongside high quality teaching and learning.

We hope that the recruitment pack on our school website, www.bartonprimary.org.uk will provide you with all the information you need to make an application for this teaching position.  Any further enquiries, or to visit the school please contact the school office on 01223 262474 or [email protected]

 

Barton Primary School is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references, and a Disclosure of Criminal Record and Disqualification Declaration.  In line with guidance from the Safer Recruitment Consortium, an online search will also be completed for shortlisted candidates.  In addition, the job you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account. If you are invited to interview you will be required to complete a “Disclosure of Criminal Record” form and bring the completed form to interview.

 

Closing date: 9am Friday 13^th December 2024

Interview: Tuesday 17^th December 2024