Temporary Teaching Assistant (term time only + 1 Staff Development Day

OUR SCHOOL

Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT).  We are a small, but highly ambitious trust which consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS); The Charles Dickens School (CDS) which joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School, a free school which is a 5 form entry 11-18 non-selective school with a joint Sixth Form with BCGS. Barton Manor School is co-sited to BCGS and work on developing its multi-million-pound site is nearing completion with a view to this opening in September 2022.

The Post

Required for an September start, the Governors wish to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant to support a student with medical needs for as long as required.  You will work with classroom teachers to support the delivery of quality first teaching and learning and help to raise standards of achievement.

Applicants should have a knowledge of safeguarding at all levels, be willing to undergo continuous professional training, and have experience of working with SEND students.

Good IT skills are required along with a positive, proactive and dynamic approach, an ability to relate well to children, and a knowledge of Type 1 diabetes.

Hours of work are 08.50-15.00 Monday & Friday (to include 20 minute unpaid break and 45 minute unpaid lunch break) and 08.50-15.30 Tue-Thu (also to include 20 minute unpaid break and 45 minute unpaid lunch break) equating to 0.6148 FTE.  Pro rated salary amounts to £11,327 per annum. 

This is a term time only role with one staff development day per year, normally the first day of each new academic year.

How To Apply

Applications for this post should be made online only via the School’s website. CVs alone will not be accepted. Please email your application to Mrs Roberta Light – rlight@bartoncourt.org

If you wish to discuss this post further please contact Mr Halpin, SENCO, by emailing office@bartoncourt.org.

Deadline for applications is Thursday 30 September 2021 at 9am.  The School reserves the right to commence the interview process at any time prior to the closing date so early application is recommended.

Barton Court Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.