TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSISTANT

Job Description

Inspired by Christ, working together, achieving our best.

The Trustees of The Christus Catholic Trust are seeking to appoint:

Teaching and Learning Assistant (TLA)

Salary - Band 3 (Thurrock)

25 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2019 (This will be review termly)

Location: St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanford Le Hope, Essex

This is a great opportunity for an individual who:

· has a can do attitude

· is professional and reliable

· has excellent and varied behaviour management skills, specifically those relating to SEND needs

· experience of working with children who have special educational needs.

This TLA role will involve working with a child on a one to one basis and supporting small groups of pupils with a range of SEND in the primary age range from 4-11, particularly those presenting with social communication difficulties. This ideally would suit someone who has past experience of working with SEND pupils.

Responsibilities/Requirements:

· working one to one with pupils from various backgrounds and needs

· reporting daily to the class teacher and/or SEND leader

· implementing strategies and interventions recommended by outside agencies such as speech and language therapists.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and The Christus Catholic Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

The academy and The Christus Catholic Trust will offer:

A dynamic and collaborative team of professionals across the academy and Trust, who work in partnership and are committed to creating an ethos of mutual support and sharing practices whilst providing an effective Catholic education for the children in our communities.

Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday, 13th September 2019 by 1pm.

Shortlisting date: Friday, 13th September 2019.

Interviews will be held on: Monday, 16th September 2019 - time to be advised.

For an application pack please contact the Trust HR Manager on palomaGI@Christus.org.uk. A completed Catholic Education Service application form and all other related documents should be sent by email to palomaGI@Christus.org.uk

Please note that we do not accept CVs or applications from agencies. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Information about the School

Under new leadership we are on an exciting journey of growth and development whilst maintaining our Catholic ethos and living our core Gospel values.

We are a vibrant Catholic primary school which has enjoys a rich partnership with both our community and the parish of Our Lady and St. Joseph. We enjoy wonderful support from our parents in providing an environment where our children flourish. This is a happy school where children are supported and encouraged to have a go and take risks. Inspired by Christ, we work together to achieve our best.

We promote a rich curriculum with a strong emphasis physical and mental wellbeing as well as utilising our outdoor learning resources with our newly developing Forest School space. We serve our community by providing a welcoming, supportive and caring environment where children thrive academically and socially and where the stimulating, aspirational learning ethos reflects high expectations. We would love you to join us.

For the right candidate there will be plentiful opportunities for growth, development and leadership; we consider that changing our children's lives for the better is central to our vision and want others with the same mindset to join us.