Job Description

Intervention Support Assistant 13 ¾ hrs per week - mornings LG Scale3, SP 4-5 (£9.99-£10.19 per hour)

Role to also include Midday Assistant role of 5 hrs/week LG Scale2, SP 2-3 (£9.60-9.79 per hour)

Down HallPrimary School is a warm and welcoming school community. We are seeking to appoint a committed, energetic and enthusiastic Intervention Support Assistant to join our dedicated team, working across year groups 3-6.

The successful applicant will:

• Have the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour for all children
• Effectively managing and supporting individuals and groups of pupils and supporting in lessons
• Have a good standard of English and Maths (A-C GCSE or equivalent in both)
• Show initiative and the willingness to work as part of a team
• Have a calm, patient and positive approach and a good understanding when working with children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Be confident in supervising child-led/adult-led lunchtime activities
• Have basic first aid qualifications or be willing to undertake these

In return we can offer:

• A highly professional, dedicated staff team
• Well-behaved and motivated children
• Opportunities for professional development
• A commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all children.

All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact the school office 01268 780018 or email admin@downhall.essex.sch.uk . All applications must be made online (via the Essex Jobs website), using the standard Essex application form. Please note that we may not be able to reply individually to every application and if you do not hear from us within seven days of the closing date, your application has not been successful on this occasion.

The Governing Board is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS clearance and medical clearance.

Information about the School

A flavour of Down Hall

From the moment you walk into our school, you will find a thriving, friendly and caring environment, and the whole school community works hard to give the children meaningful and stimulating learning experiences. You will have a strong passion for outstanding teaching and learning, with a keenness to lead a school that is exciting in its enriched curriculum. You will be committed to an outward-looking school that further develops relations with the local community and partnerships with other schools to share best practice. The Primary School is located at the heart of the community of Rayleigh and has a rich history of providing education to families in the town, as well as those from other neighbouring villages. In addition to receiving a broad, balanced and vocabulary rich curriculum which encourages the children to be inquisitive, independent and life-long learners, the children receive a host of extra-curriculum opportunities.

The day starts for some children in our breakfast club, where children enjoy sports, arts and crafts and tasty snacks; wrap-around care is also provided at the end of the day. Throughout the day there is a large playground, grassed play areas, trim trail and a playing field for the children to enjoy and a healthy lunch is cooked on-site.

The children throughout the school benefit from many a curricular enrichment activity, from trips to Colchester Castle, Barleylands Farm, Hanningfield Reservoir to visits from The Animal Experience, as well as residential adventures in KS2. We also utilise our local area to enrich the curriculum, with lots of seasonal walks around the town, visits to Holy Trinity Church and the local library.

The school has its own outdoor swimming pool, which is used throughout the summer term to provide curriculum swimming lessons, as well as after-school fun! The school takes part in many inter-school sports events with our neighbouring schools, as well as enjoying our own annual sports day.

The school also has a successful Parent Teacher Association, that fund raise through organising fun events such as movie nights, school discos, Mothers and Father's Day sale and various fetes