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West Lodge Primary School is looking for full time enthusiastic and hard-working Teaching Assistants to join our supportive staff team. You must be imaginative, enthusiastic, and have excellent organisational, communication and people skills. Graduates who are considering a career in teaching are encouraged to apply - with career progression into teaching a possibility in the future via the teaching apprenticeship route. The successful applicant will be required to:

• Have a passion for working with children.
• Having these qualifications would be desirable but not essential: - NNEB,NVQ/CACHE Level 3
• Be a team player who is able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to accept responsibility.
• Assist with the planning of a range of interesting, age appropriate activities.
• Help create engaging learning environments.
• Have a keen eye for health and safety and safeguarding issues.
• Be proactive, self-motivated and have an attention for detail.
• Have an outgoing personality which is open and caring towards children.
• Be respectful to each individual child and their learning journey with us and support them in reaching their full potential.
• Build positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues.
• Have a good, professional level of spoken and written English.
Experience in the following areas is desirable: Autism Spectrum Condition - ASC; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD; Severe Learning Difficulties - SLD; Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties - PMLD; Social, Emotional and Mental Health - SEMH; Experience of de-escalation techniques; Picture Exchange Communication (PECS) and Makaton.

£21,336.00 Annually (Actual) Harrow Grade G2, Point 8 - £28,524 FTE (£21,336 actual salary), 32.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year)Permanent, Full time