Vacancies
L2 Teaching Assistant to Support Children with EHCP’s
20 hours per week, 9am – 1pm Monday to Friday, Term Time Only
Scale 3, SCP 5 – 6
The post is Fixed Term to 31 August 2025 (in the first instance) due to being externally funded by Education Health Care Plans for individual children
We are looking for a temporary, Level 2 Teaching Assistant to work with pupils with EHCPs.
The successful candidate will need to:
- Have experience of supporting the individual needs of children
- Be willing to support the wider work of the school
- Be a well organised, friendly and flexible team player, with good interpersonal skills
- Be committed to forging excellent relationships with pupils, staff, parents and other professionals
- Have an interest/aptitude for facilitating inclusion
- Be willing to undertake training relevant to the role and the needs of the child
Priorities for the successful candidate will be:
- To recognise and respond to the individual needs of children with EHCPs whilst ensuring their safety and education in the learning environment
- To establish constructive relationships with children and interact with them according to individual needs
- To assist with the development and implementation of EHCPs (including meeting personal care, hygiene needs, and therapy and medical interventions needs, of the children)
For the right candidate, we can offer:
- Happy, well behaved and well supported children
- A commitment to raising standards for all our children
- Experienced and supportive colleagues with a team working ethos
- Extensive school grounds in a beautiful village setting with ample opportunities for sports and outdoor learning
We recommend candidates take a tour of our website at https://menstonprimary.co.uk/
If you have the skills and ambition to join our team, we would love to hear from you. In your personal statement we are looking for you to highlight how you would be looking to make a positive contribution to our school and your commitment to inclusion.
An application pack is available at https://prospectsonline.co.uk/job/8326-sen-teaching-assistant
Note: we are unable to accept CVs.
If you have any questions about the vacancy, please email recruitment@menston.mlt.co.uk.
Closing Date for the post: Midnight on Sunday 9 February 2025.
Interviews and recruitment tasks will be held in school on Thursday 13 February 2025.
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Moorlands Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people in our recruitment procedures and in all our work across an beyond the Trust. The Trust adheres to statutory guidelines in respect to safer recruitment including social media checks on all shortlisted candidates. All persons employed by the Trust, in any capacity, will undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and confirmation of employment is subject to a successful outcome. All teaching staff members recruited by the Trust have their eligibility to teach checked with the DfE.
