Teaching Assistant SEND Level 1

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to ‘let your light shine?’

Kingsland CE Primary School is a popular, innovative, high performing, rural school set in an idyllic Herefordshire village, 3 miles west of Leominster. The school provides children with firm foundations based on a strong Christian ethos which permeates everything that we do, aiming for both children and adults to ‘let their lights shine’. Kingsland CE Primary School strives to offer all its pupils every opportunity to live life in all its fullness; it has a consistently high academic record with additional strengths in sport and the arts – we are proud to hold the School Games Platinum sports’ award and the International School Award, as well as being a Lead Music School.

We are looking for an exceptional, enthusiastic and patient Teaching Assistant SEND Level 1 to join our successful and supportive team, to work in both Reception and KS2 classrooms, in conjunction with the class teachers. Knowledge and experience of autism is preferable. The successful candidate will be able to embrace our Christian ethos, further enhancing our team through the determination and experience to deliver outstanding provision.

What the school offers its staff

Visits to our fantastic school are welcomed on Thursday 12th November at 9.15am or Tuesday 17th November at 1.15pm.

Informal enquiries and visits to the school are welcomed. For an application pack and to book a visit, please email slewis@kingslandengland.hereford.sch.uk or phone 01568 708436.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.