We’re offering the role of Part-time Senior Teaching Assistant in our school. This is a permanent job share role for 2 days a week.

This role is to start as soon as possible

Grade: PCD7 - Grade 7, SCP12-14
part-time, Term-time plus 1 week (39 weeks), 13 hours

Ideal Candidates will:
 

• Have a good knowledge of the KS1 curriculum.
• Have experience of supporting children with a wide range of additional needs
• Have a good understanding of a range of approaches for supporting young children and adapting learning. We are a school with a Specialist Inclusion Base.
• Work as part of a successful team
• Be organised, supportive, use your own initiative and enjoy working with 3–7-year-olds
• Ensure the safety and welfare of pupils during the lunchtime break supporting with intimate care/medical needs if needed.
• Have a good understanding of effective supervision of pupils in and about school
• Take responsibility for initiating appropriate strategies to manage behaviour in a positive way.
• Be able to take charge of the whole class for short periods ad hoc/on occasion with support.
• Be a highly professional person, a strong role model for other staff and ambassador for the school at all times.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with parents, pupils and staff 
• Be patient, caring and responsive to children’s needs

Please share details of your experience, training and professional development on your application form.

Safer Recruitment and Selection
The school pays full regard to the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. The Governing Body will prevent people who pose a risk of harm from working with children by adhering to statutory responsibilities to carry out appropriate checks on staff or other who work unsupervised with children, taking proportionate decisions on whether to ask for any checks beyond what is required; and ensuring those without full checks are appropriately supervised. The Governing Body ensure that at least one person on any appointment panel has attended safer recruitment training. Any successful candidate will be appointed subject to Enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks, confirmation of appropriate qualifications and professional references.

For further information please contact the school office admin@kingmoor-inf.cumbria.sch.uk . Application forms are available below.

Closing Date: Friday 23^rd October
Interviews:  Monday 9^th November.