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Teaching Assistant (1:1 Support) - Term Time - Special Needs Position
Type of Position:Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Subject:One to one support
Salary:VIAT 2, £9,998 pro rata to £17,943
Start Date:Immediate
Closing Date:
15 June 2020, 9am
Valley Invicta Academies Trust requires an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our team to provide 1 to 1 support at our primary school at Holborough Lakes. This is a temporary contract, linked to High Needs funding, which will be reviewed by March 2021.
Salary: 25 hours per week for 38 weeks per year, starting at £9,998 and paid within the VIAT 2 grade, pro rata to full-time equivalent of £17,943 - £18,440 per annum.
The ideal candidate will be hard-working, flexible and adaptable, have experience of working within a primary school setting supporting pupils with additional needs and will have a calm and positive approach to working with children. Our pupil would like to be supported by someone who is "fun, kind and nice.". You will work collaboratively with the Class Teacher, SENCO and outside agencies (including Specialist Teaching Service, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy) to plan, deliver and review provision for the pupil that you will be supporting. If you have a passion for enabling pupils with SEND to access all school experiences, whilst ensuring independence is developed, we look forward to receiving your application.
Our School
Valley Invicta Academies Trust is dedicated to providing outstanding care, outstanding education and outstanding opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a new, state of the art building with outstanding facilities.
Holborough Lakes is an ‘inclusive and caring school, underpinned by a culture of respect as observed by Unicef’s Rights Respecting assessor (Silver Award February 2019). We put the children at the centre of everything we do and pupils say they "feel safe and happy at school and are well looked after. They say it is a "kind" and "content" school (Ofsted 2018).
For more information on our school, please visit our website.
Our Commitment
Come and join our dedicated team who are always willing to support new staff in the best interests of our children.
All our schools continually evolve in their drive for excellence; we aspire to provide staff and pupils to have
• Outstanding Care
• Outstanding Education
• Outstanding Opportunities.
New opportunities, including career progression, are actively sought for all staff across the MAT. Collaboration with like-minded colleagues across the MAT is set up to provide; networking, support, quality assurance and friendship. If you think you would thrive in this environment we want to meet you.
Please complete the application form using the link below and submit to hrviat@viat.org.uk quoting the school and job reference number shown above.
For more information about Valley Invicta Academies Trust, please visit our website: www.viat.org.uk
The Trust reserves the right to appoint to this role at anytime.