Teaching Assistant (Permanent)

Grade 6 (32.5 hrs) x 2 posts

Greenbank School is a purpose built school catering for 119 pupils, age 11 – 18 years.  Pupils present with a range of learning needs: Autism, Social and Communication needs.  This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an experienced Teaching Assistant to develop their career:

Principle Responsibilities

Assist, support and implement the overall vision, values and ethos of the school. Motivate pupils using a range of ASC strategies. Provide a good role model. Support teaching and learning (including delivery of accredited courses). Support the assessment, recording and reporting process. To work closely with students who require additional support using ASC strategies. To provide curriculum teaching assistant and learning support for students, including the collation of evidence of progression. Ensure that all students make the best possible progress in all areas of teaching and learning, curriculum, behavioural, personal, social and emotional development. Support the importance of target setting and pupil data collection. To provide support to teachers and other school staff, working directly with pupils, ensuring that the relevant programmes of professional development is enabled and facilitated to ensure continued improvement and raised standards. Be able to effectively plan, deliver and evaluate curriculum material under the guidance of a class manager. To ensure all Health and Safety arrangements are effectively implanted, including child protection, all aspects of safe-guarding, well-being and pupil behaviour. To make sure supervision is effective at all times including the start and end of the day, break and lunch times and during P.E. To work closely with parents and carers. Undertake any other professional duties delegated by the Head Teacher.

Candidates are invited to submit a typed application form (available from Mrs Bennett, School Operational Manager at dbennett@greenbank.cheshire.sch.uk) and supporting letter, expressing their interest in becoming a Grade 6 Teaching Assistant, highlighting in their letter of application why they feel capable of this role, providing written evidence of any initiatives, contributions, teaching and / or projects that they have instigated and introduced / led at school.  C.V.’s will not be accepted.

Greenbank School is fully committed to safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of all its students and as a safe school, expects that all employees are subject to all the relevant checks and enhanced DBS before any offer of employment.  KCSiE guidance (September 2022) included in section 220 states ‘In addition, as part of the shortlisting process school will consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. Candidates need to be aware of this.

Closing Date – Monday 8th July 2024

Interviews to be confirmed.

How to apply

To apply, please send an application to the school addrress at Greenbank School, Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire. CW8 1LD or email Mrs D Bennett, School Operational Manager at dbennett@greenbank.cheshire.sch.uk.