Teaching Assistant

Job Description

Elm Hall Primary School is looking for a full time Teaching Assistant or a Teaching Assistant that may also want to aspire to become a Teacher Trainee. We will be able to offer candidate pathways into teaching and valuable experience from an outstanding team of Teachers, providing necessary skills to further their career. This caring and enthusiastic person, who believes in our core values and specific ethos will join our experienced and excellent team of Teaching Assistants.

The successful candidate will be someone with experience of working, understanding and supporting children within an educational setting, demonstrate good teaching and learning skills, a commitment to team and collaborative working and an innovative approach to education. They should thrive when working with children and have excellent communication skills. They need to be open to work across all key stages in the school.

It is essential that the successful candidate can demonstrate the following:

· Wanting to make a positive difference to children's lives.

· Confidence to run interventions and manage groups of children.

· Value building relationships with colleagues and pupils.

· Able to engage well with pupils.

· Able to work under your own initiative.

· Smartly presented and with excellent time management skills.

· The enthusiasm to work with children with a variety of different personalities and skill levels.

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We are an inclusive school supporting children with a range of individual SEN needs.

We offer a supportive and enjoyable working environment with a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children.

You will:

· Be an excellent communicator dedicated to bringing out the best in our children

· Be good at problem solving, open minded and willing to try new strategies

· Demonstrate positive consistent behaviour management

· Have experience of working with children with a range of SEN

· Able to engage well with pupils

· Dynamic and motivational.

· Demonstrate positive, consistent behaviour management.

We provide:

· Supportive staff and governing body

· Children who are friendly and eager to learn and develop

· A strong caring ethos where everyone is valued

The post is for 28.75 hours per week.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and you will be able to contact the School Office by telephone 01376 516025. You can also find out more about our school now by visiting our website.

"The Recruitment and Selection Policy statement which includes data protection information" and "Privacy Notice (Applicants)" can be found onhttps://attain.essex.sch.uk/essex/primary/attain

Information about the School

Attain Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture, or disability. You must be a UK resident, have the right to work in the UK, and be willing to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Our Vision: Working together towards success for all

Attain Academy Partnership aims to provide an outstanding education for all children in all schools, relevant to the world in which they live. We would like all members of Attain to become:

• Ambitious, capable learners who are resilient and independent • Enterprising, creative contributors who have a real love of learning • Ethical, informed citizens who value differences and inclusively • Healthy, confident individuals who contribute to a mutually supportive environment

We want to create a community of outstanding schools with the highest aspiration and dedication to achieving the best outcomes for all our learners:

• An unshakable belief in the intrinsic value of every individual within our community • Exciting and creative climates for learning within a safe and supportive environment • Sustainable collaboration and sharing of best practice • Personal and professional development for all members of staff • Accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

We believe: • That every pupil deserves a good education that enables them to be the best they can possibly be • That every individual in our community of schools (our pupils, staff, families, carers and friends) is important and has something to contribute • In building an exciting and creative climate for learning within a safe and supportive environment • In working together and sharing best practice • In ensuring the personal and professional development for all members of staff so that they have a rewarding and a fulfilling career within our community of schools • In accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

A copy of our child protection policy and practices, a copy of our policy on employing ex-offenders, the recruitment and selection policy statement which includes data protection information and privacy notice for applicants can be found on www.attain.essex.sch.uk.