Teaching Assistant

Senior Teaching Assistant  / Teaching Assistant
Permanent.
32hrs per week, term time only plus one week per annum
STA  £29,777 to £30,296 pro rata  TA £23,893 pro rata
Pay award pending

Cockermouth School Academy is a high performing, truly comprehensive school located in a beautiful part of the country on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and is in the heart of its community.

We wish to appoint a Senior Teaching Assistant  / Teaching Assistant to join our successful Learning Support Department in its work supporting all students at Cockermouth School and in particular students with a range of Special Educational Needs including in our Strategically Resourced Provision for Autism (SRP).

The successful candidates will have the initiative to work independently, a willingness to learn and develop, capacity to contribute to a team approach, flexibility and a genuine empathy for pupils with SEN. Qualifications in Autism or a willingness to be trained is required. Candidates should hold a relevant NVQ 3 qualification or be suitably qualified by experience.

GCSE level 4 (or equivalent) in English and Maths is required for this role.

Further details and an application form are available at www.cockermouthschool.org

Cockermouth School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of students, engages with young people and staff on policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Cockermouth School is a Safeguarding School. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate checks and undertake an enhanced DBS and where appropriate to the post, a requirement to complete a Childcare Disqualification declaration.

Applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of sex, race, marital status or disability.

Further details and an application form are available from our website www.cockermouthschool.org

Applications should be sent to recruitment@cockermouthschool.org no later than 09:00 on Wednesday 5 June 2024.