Post Title: Level 2 Teaching Assistant
Location: Orchard and Satellite Provision based at Manor School
Grade/Band/pay scale:   Grade 4 / Level 1-4
Salary: £18,865 to £20,013 (reduced pro-rata)
Hours per week: 34 hours 40 minutes per week
Contract type: Fixed term until 31st August 2023, Term Time only
Closing date:  Sunday, 31st October 2021  (Recommend Midnight on a Sunday) 
Interview  date: Week commencing 8th November 2021

This vacancy is advertised by North Yorkshire County Council on behalf of Applefields School.

Applefields School are seeking to recruit a Level 2 Teaching Assistant to work at our Orchard and Satellite Provision based at Manor School.

These posts provide general classroom support to students with autism and complex social and emotional needs.

The successful candidate will work as a member of the staffing team supporting our students’ access to the curriculum and the development of their literacy, numeracy and personal and social independence skills.

The ideal candidate will be:

· Be a child centred professional who has successful experience of working with children with a wide range of special educational need.

· Be committed to helping our students achieve the very best and become as independent as possible

· Be able to provide effective support for the development of the students’ communication

· Be able to develop strong relationships to support the development of the students’ personal and social independence skills

· Support students with their personal care and welfare needs

· Be confident supporting pupils with challenging behaviours

· Be a strong advocate of inclusion

· Be confident to accept responsibility and work independently, able to demonstrate initiative and have flexible attitude to the challenging demands of working with children and young people with additional and complex needs

· Be able to work collaboratively

Grade 4 Level 1-4 (£18,865 to £20,013 per annum) reduced pro-rata to £14,953 to £15,863

For further details about the post, please contact Samantha Hepworth Tel: 01904 553900.

Applications to be submitted via the following https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.