TEACHING ASSISTANT 2B WITH SEN RESPONSIBILITIES

Location

Queen's Drive Primary School, Black Bull Lane, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3LA (435 on roll)

Tel: 01772 718344
School website: www.queensdriveschool.co.uk

Summary

The Governors of Queen's Drive Primary School are looking to appoint 2 hardworking, motivated and experienced Teaching Assistants, with experience in SEN.  The posts require the successful candidates to work one-to-one with children and also small intervention groups, to support their education, personal and social development.  As a school, we are increasingly supporting children and young people with moderate and sever learning difficulties.  The successful candidates will be required to establish positive relationships with pupils and assist them to complete structured learning activities, ensuring the children remain on task and reporting on their progress to the class teacher.

We are a large primary school in Fulwood with 437 children on roll.  Our children are confident, full of life and considerate to others. 

We look forward to hearing from you if:

you have experience of working with children with SEN

you relate well to children of all abilities and are committed to promoting progress

you enjoy working as part of a dedicated and caring team

you have excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

you are a positive role model who reinforces positive behaviour strategies

you are able to readily adapt to the ever changing demands of a school day in a flexible and cheerful manner. 

In return, we can offer you a good school in Fulwood with easy access to motorway links.  We pride ourselves on wellbeing and each member of staff is granted an annual days paid leave in term time.  The staff are caring of each other and create a nice working environment.  Our children are well mannered and well behaved and enjoy coming to school.

Please note the salary quoted is the full time equivalent, the actual salary paid will be pro rata'd based on 32.5 hours.

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

CV's are not accepted and will be discounted.  You must complete the attached application form in full to be considered for this post, and return to: bursar@queensdrive.lancs.sch.uk

The closing date is 11.02.2025.

Essential Qualifications

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Desirable Qualifications

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Essential Experience

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Desirable Experience

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For an informal discussion please contact:

For an informal discussion please contact the school office on 01772 718344

Proposed Interview Date:

04/03/2025 

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

 

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.