SEND Teaching Assistant, CB23 7RE

Our BenefitsAbout the role

We are looking for a full time SEND Teaching Assistant to work at our Cambourne Campus. The role will be supporting children with SEND within our Squirrels provision. Previous experience of working as a teaching assistant in a school setting, supporting a range of needs would be highly desirable.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Would relish the opportunity to work with very supportive and dedicated teams of teachers and teaching assistants.

• Will work hard to ensure the children they support are fully included in our child-centred, and cross-curricular curriculum.

• Have a good understanding of Autism and SEMH as well as strategies that can support children in these areas

In return, we can offer a very positive working environment due to;

• Happy, confident children who fully enjoy their learning, behave well and love their school.

• A truly inclusive and exciting school where innovation and individuality is encouraged and celebrated.

• A very cohesive and committed staff team.

• Excellent support from parents, governors and the partnership of local schools.

• A school that has been judged as being “good” in all areas.

About you

Visits to our school are strongly advised so prospective candidates can have a full understanding of our unique school. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit or to receive an application pack. The full application pack can also be accessed and downloaded from our school website www.hardwickandcambourneprimary.co.uk . Contact email: sbm@hardwick.cambs.sch.uk.

Hardwick and Cambourne Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children in our care. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. In our school we create a culture of safeguarding vigilance which is the responsibility of all staff.

When applying for a post at Hardwick and Cambourne Primary school, you will be subject to a safer recruitment process as follows:

• If you are shortlisted, you will be required to complete a self-disclosure, which you will need to bring with you in an envelope marked confidential

• All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search

• During the interview process, the interview panel will explore your skills, experience and attitudes and the questions asked with include questions about safeguarding children

• All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check with barred list

About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers