General Teaching Assistant

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Tiverton High School serves the beautiful and historic market town of Tiverton in mid Devon and is within easy commuting distance to the regional centers of Exeter and Taunton. We can be found just off junction 27 of the M5. We are within easy reach of areas of outstanding national beauty such as the Blackdown Hills, Dartmoor, Exmoor and close to the lovely Devon coastline.

We are hugely proud of the achievement of our students and Tiverton High School is truly at the heart of our community. We believe education should empower young people, giving them the knowledge to make sense of the world and grow into citizens who make a difference.

We are seeking a General Teaching Assistant to work under the instruction guidance of teaching / senior staff to undertake work / care / support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or may take place outside the main teaching area.

The successful candidate will be responsible for, amongst other things, attending to the welfare and personal care of pupils including those with special educational needs (SEN), delivering pre-determined learning / care / support interventions and assisting with the planning cycle. You will have experience in the delivery of literacy and numeracy interventions.

As a colleague at Tiverton High School, you will join our duty team once a week to help to ensure that our students are supervised at lunchtime.

The successful candidate may be eligible for the following benefits : caring and childcare benefits, cycle to work scheme, health and wellbeing, financial wellbeing & staff discounts. Applicants must be enthusiastic, supportive, reliable and adaptive in order to meet the daily needs of the school.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Safeguarding Statement

Tiverton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any formal offer of employment will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks as part of the School’s Safer Recruitment practice and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. These include ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, and a satisfactory 3rd party online & social media search.

Equal Opportunities : Tiverton High School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, disability or age. If you have a disability and require any assistance with the application process, please contact us