Permanent 32.5 hours pw term time
We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our hardworking and successful department. Each member of the team is linked to a curriculum area and specific area of need. We hope that the successful candidate will work with students with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
About us
Elthorne Park High School is a successful and significantly oversubscribed 11-18 mixed school with 1400 students including 250 in the Sixth Form, based in the Queen of suburbs, Ealing. A high-performing school that has risen to become one of the top performing schools in West London and inside the top 250 in the country, we are continuing to improve.
With a new £14 million state of the art building equipped as a centre of excellence, we offer a range of outstanding resources with a particular focus on ICT and new technologies.
In March 2019 Ofsted judged us as outstanding and this year we also achieved 4 SSAT Leading Edge Awards (variety of teaching approaches, engagement with evidence and research, professional learning and educational outcomes).
Essential requirements include:
*Very good numeracy and literacy skills.
*Recent experience of working with relevant age groups within a learning environment and with children with additional needs
*Recent experience of delivering an intervention to a group of students and on an individual basis
*Experience of working in an educational setting
About you
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
*Ability to work well as part of a team.
*Good working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes
*An ability to understand the principles of child development and learning processes and in particular barriers to learning.
*Ability to observe, monitor and provide constructive feedback on pupils progress.
*Ability to contribute to plan effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving.
*Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with pupils, treating them equitably with respect and consideration.
*Ability to understand the roles of parents and carers in students’ learning and demonstrate ability to liaise with parents and carers sensitively and effectively.
*Ability to provide necessary personal care to children.
*Ability to successfully complete first aid training as required.
*To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.
*Understand the impact of mental health on students in a school setting and how best to support them
How to apply
Application forms and job descriptions can be downloaded from the school website https://www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=15
Applications and supporting statements should be sent to whenderson@ephs.ealing.sch.uk.
If you would like an informal chat or to arrange a visit to the school for a tour and a chance to meet a member of our senior staff, please email Ms W. Henderson (Headteacher’s PA) or call (020) 8566 1166.
The school is committed to safer recruitment, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-checking-service-guidance–2
Closing date: Application forms to be submitted to the school by noon on Monday 9 December 2024
Start date: 6 January 2025