General Teaching Assistant (GTA with SEND)
27.5 hours per week, TTO +5 days
Grade C SCP 2 – 4 - £23,656 - £24,404 FTE per annum
Actual Salary: £15,107.04 - £15,284.72
FTE SEN allowance: £1491.00
Pro rata SEN allowance: £952.17
Contract type: Temporary until 22nd July 2025
Midday Supervisory Assistant (MSA)
2.5 hours per week, TTO
Grade B – SCP 2 - £23,656 FTE per annum
Actual Salary: £1,342.71
Contract type: Temporary until 18th July 2025
Start Date: 22nd April 2025
Application Closing Date: 2nd April 2025
Interview Date: 3rd April 2025
Our school is a place where children feel safe, happy and valued and are able to achieve their absolute potential. Learning is engaging and inspiring and we have exceptionally high expectations for our children in terms of their academic achievements as well as personal, social and emotional development.
We have been on a journey of rapid school improvement at Thornton Dale – and we look forward to building on that in 2025/26. Your practice, ethos and approach to school life will shape the lives of our children, the school we are building and the future staff that are appointed. We are looking for a General Teaching Assistant who is vibrant, caring, flexible, innovative and inspiring to work under the direction of our Headteacher and Classroom Teachers.
As such, it is key that:
· Your priority in the classroom is building relationships with children;
· Your values are aligned to our school values of love, kindness, aspiration and self-belief;
· You are committed to ensuring every child achieves their absolute potential, regardless of background or barriers;
· You are confident in supporting groups of children;
· You have exceptionally high expectations for our children;
· You are committed to a team approach – being a small school, we all contribute and help each other across aspects of school life.
We are looking for a General Teaching Assistant who is vibrant, caring, flexible, innovative and inspiring to work under the direction of our Headteacher and Classroom Teachers. They will have a real passion about how our youngest children learn best and be relentless in their drive to ensure every child achieves. Ideally, they will have experience of working with children with SEND and specific communication and interaction needs.
We are a small team and as such, we would like the successful candidate to be someone who is a strong team player and is willing to contribute to all aspects of school life.
The post will be offered on temporary basis to support the child with special educational needs. There may be opportunity that this post is extended into the following academic year.
Further information
If you would like to discuss this post further please contact Miss C Mosey, Headteacher on 01751 474345.
Job Descriptions and application forms are available from the school website https://www.thorntondaleprimaryschool.org/ or by emailing admin@thorntondaleprimaryschool.org
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