Teaching Assistant - Sherbourne Fields School

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Who are we looking for?

Teaching Assistant
35 hours
39 weeks
Grade 4 point 6 – 14 (£19,612 - £22,059)
Permanent

We have a number of exciting opportunities for ambitious, talented and committed Teaching Assistants to join our incredible team of dedicated staff.

Judged ‘Outstanding’ in the last three consecutive Ofsted inspections, we have been recognised, and pride ourselves on our innovative and creative approaches throughout our school.

We are looking for individual qualities such as motivation; aspiration; passion and commitment to professional development. You will be driven and ambitious and keen to learn from the highly skilled staff team around you. As an employee of Sherbourne Fields, you will be adaptable in your approach whilst playing a key role in supporting pupils with a wide range of additional need throughout their school day and beyond. You will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the school ethos - which embraces change and remains solution focused whilst ensuring children remain at the heart of our practice.

You will be committed to a quality of education that will facilitate the development of strategies and skills for successful learning, and the ability to use them in all aspects of life.

We particularly welcome applications from post graduate students looking to gain SEND experience as part of their longer term career journey, and Health Care professionals looking to change career.

Sherbourne Fields is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Full enhanced DBS check will be carried out for this post.

Please complete the attached application form (also available from the school website – www.sherbournefields.co.uk)

Please email completed applications to office@sherbournefields.coventry.sch.uk

Applicants must possess GCSE Maths and English

(A – C/4 - 9 or equivalent), and be competent in the use of ICT.

Closing date: Monday 26th February 2024
Interview date: TBC

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Coventry City Council