Teaching Assistant

Benefits: Workplace pension through LGPS; generous holiday entitlement; occupational sick pay; recognition policies for exceptional performance and long service; ongoing training, learning and development opportunities; HR and wellbeing support.
Thank you for your interest in Hopescourt School, a new all-through specialist school which will open in September 2024 and is the first specialist free school within the Bourne Education Trust. Hopescourt School's Headteacher, Alexandra Burrows is delighted to have the opportunity to develop this new and much needed provision for children with Autism in Walton-on-Thames.
This is an exciting time for new staff to join the school, providing an opportunity to play an instrumental role in our journey right from the first day of opening. The schools' vision is that we equip our pupils for life and offer the best of mainstream and specialist settings, breaking down barriers and ensuring that opportunities are expanded so that they can flourish.
In our first year, we will be welcoming up to 77 new pupils across years 7 to 10, in class sizes of no more than 11, and will be opening in temporary accommodation on the former Hurst Park school site in West Molesey. Our brand new, purpose-built facility on Waterside Drive in Walton-on-Thames should be completed in Spring 2025.From September 2025 onwards, our numbers will grow incrementally with intakes into Reception and Year 3 as well as Year 7. All of our pupils will either have a diagnosis of Autism, or identified communication and interaction needs as their primary need on their Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) and will be functioning at broadly age-related expectations.
We are looking for an outstanding Teaching Assistant to join Hopescourt School. This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the school's journey from the beginning,providing the successful candidate with experience in all areas of curriculum support.
As a Teaching Assistant you will be responsible for providing highly effective, targeted provision and care to pupils, in support of and under the guidance of teachers and senior leaders. You will be responsible for ensuring the effective support of pupil welfare and the inclusion of all pupils in all aspects of school life. You will ensure that your work isin line with school and Trust policies, and promotes the ethos and the values of the school and Bourne Education Trust.
The closing date for this vacancy is the 21st June 2024. However we strongly recommend applying early to have the best possible chance of being considered. Applications will be considered on receipt, and we retain the right to amend the closing date and withdraw this vacancy if we have received sufficient applications.
Bourne Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare and safety of its staff and pupils, and follows safeguarding interview procedures. We expect all candidates to meet the highest standard of safeguarding and successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Bourne Education Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, pupils and other stakeholders. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.In advertising our vacancies, we are committed to accommodating diverse needs. If you require the applicant job pack to be supplied in a different format, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to provide a suitable alternative.
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Bourne Education Trust is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and no applicant will be disadvantaged due to a disability.
Please note candidates who are invited for interview will be asked in the invitation letter if they require any adjustments to be made to the interview or other selection activities.

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Temporary accommodation - Hurst Road, West Molesey, KT8 1QW
School type
Job Posted
10/06/2024
Role
Teaching Assistant
Subject
Employment type
Term time
21/06/2024
September 2024
Job reference
HCSTA062024
For further information about this vacancy please contact us using Ref: HCSTA062024.
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