SEN Teaching Assistant

In accordance with the Childcare Act 2006 and the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009 the Governors are required to obtain an additional staff disqualification declaration for employees within settings providing care for early years childcare (this covers the age range from birth until 1st September following a child's fifth birthday i.e. up to and including reception age) or later years childcare (this covers children above reception age but who have not attained the age of 8) in nursery, primary or secondary school educational settings, or if when directly concerned with the management of such childcare related establishments. This declaration is to confirm that you are not disqualified 'by association' to anyone currently residing within your household who is disqualified under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009. We are legally obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to live and work in the UK. If you are successful, we will ask you to provide appropriate documents, such as a passport, visa or full birth certificate and national insurance number to confirm this. (Further details are available from the UK Border Agency website).

• Have good numeracy and literacy skills
• Have knowledge of child development
• Understand the varied needs of children as they develop socially and academically
• Is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
• Has experience of working with pupils with complex learning needs within a special school or mainstream, with any age group or transferrable skills from a similar setting.
• Have an ability to be flexible to the needs of the children.
• Be able to use ICT to store and retrieve data.
• Have a willingness to learn and take on new ideas
  
  Vale of Evesham School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic teaching assistants with a real passion for, and commitment to, teaching children with complex learning needs.
Vale of Evesham School is a very special place to work. If you have a passion to make a positive difference to the lives of our pupils and can bring expertise and continued dynamism to our staff body, then we would welcome your application. We are a member of Central Learning Partnership Trust who work collaboratively and share expertise to improve opportunities and life chances for all our young people. Vale of Evesham School is an all-age generic special school that takes pupils from the age of 4 to 18 and in 2023 was graded Good by Ofsted. We are a Specialist School for Cognition and Learning and work with parents/carers, schools and other agencies in our community to share practice. We strive to provide an inclusive, holistic provision that ensures the security and care for every child, thereby enabling them to reach their full potential in an encouraging and supportive environment. The pupils play a key part in their learning. Our staff are highly skilled and creative in ensuring all pupils have a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum.

In return we can offer:
• Dedicated staff committed to achieving high standards
• Excellent training and development
• A happy, stimulated and safe learning environment
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and a significant employer contribution
• Wellbeing package and staff support