TEACHING ASSISTANT WITH SEN / LEVEL 2

FOR A PUPIL IN Year 3

Pay Band D / SCP 5-6

£24,790 - £25,183  pro rata, per annum

Plus SEN Allowance of £1,491 pro rata, per annum

[Actual Salary: £15,228 - £15,470 per annum

Actual SEN: £916 per annum]

25 hours per week / 46 weeks per year

Temporary to cover maternity leave until 23rd May 2025

To start in January 2025

The Governors of St Laurence’s Catholic Primary school wish to appoint a suitably qualified teaching assistant to work with a child with learning difficulties.

The successful candidate will have high expectations of pupils, be highly committed, enthusiastic and able to work independently as well as part of a team.  He/She must have experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs, please refer to person specification for further details.  They will assist the SENDCo and class teacher in the delivery of a Provision Plan for a pupil with an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan).

• Develop both their understanding and use of their language and support their communication and interaction
• Support the child in engaging with others.
• Contribute to and take a lead role in the provision of a physically safe, accessible and supportive educational environment in which the child’s communication  needs are supported.
• To plan/enhance provision to meet sensory needs along with class teacher.
• To support the child’s cognition and learning in curriculum-related areas such as: reading, writing, spelling and maths.

The contract will terminate when the pupil leaves the school or the provision allocated for in the EHCP reduces within this period or when the temporary contract ends.

St Laurence’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding, to promoting the welfare of children and adhering to the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. To comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 all prospective employees will be required to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

‘By engaging in this recruitment process, shortlisted candidates consent to an online search in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance 2022’

The successful candidate will be expected to sign the CES contract. A CES job application form can be downloaded from CES website www.cesew.org.uk

Application Forms and further information about the post can be obtained from Mrs O’Connell , School Business Manager on Telephone: 0151 546 4733 or via E-mail: lynn.oconnell@knowsley.gov.uk. Completed application forms should be returned to the above address or forwarded to the following email account: stlaurence@knowsley.gov.uk

Please note we do not accept CVs or written application forms.

Closing date:  Monday 9^th December 2024

Lesson Observation:  Wednesday 11^th December 2024

Interviews: Friday 13^th December 2024