Teaching Assistant Level 4 (Special Resource Provision)

Job description

The Vacancy

Specialist Resource TA4 required as soon as possible.

The Executive Headteacher, children, staff and governors are looking to appoint an outstanding L4 practitioner/HLTA to join our KS1 and 2 resource bases for children with cognition and learning needs. You will be joining a staff team at Winterton that puts its values at the heart of practice. Children come first and our mission is to ensure that every individual is given the chance to flourish.

The role will include engaging children with learning activities and helping them maintain focus, promote their learning and academic progress, and support them with any special educational needs.

The ideal Teaching Assistant will hold a level 3/4 qualification or hold HLTA status. They should have experience of whole class teaching and have the skills to contribute to planning and assessment. They should be energetic, flexible, patient and be highly motivated to help children reach their full potential. Experience working with high needs pupils/special school or SRP experience would be advantageous.

We are looking for someone who:
• is committed and able to enhance our team ethos, working in partnership with the Executive Headteacher, Senior Leaders, Specialist Resource Teacher, Governors and staff to strategically drive our federation forward;
• has a passion to develop the whole child and promote our caring, inclusive ethos and positive behaviour management;
• is able to develop and maintain relationships with parents and the community;
• have, or be working towards, relevant experience/qualifications linked to the requirements of the position.

We can offer you:
• extremely supportive and forward-thinking staff, governors and parents;
• a learning culture that 'grows' adults as well as children, with high-quality professional development opportunities;
• wonderful children who come from a variety of backgrounds;
• fun, excitement and challenge.

The Winterton Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The full version of our Recruitment of ex offenders and Disclosure and Barring Service procedure can be accessed from our website.

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

The Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.

The Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.

The Benefits

Staff discounts

Annual leave

Access to pensions

Salary sacrifice
schemes

Free car parking

Eye test and glasses reimbursements