Teaching Assistant Physical Disabilities – Level 2 Grade 4
Location: Gorsemoor Primary School
Employer: Staffordshire County Council
Contract type: Temporary, Term-time September 2026 to July 2027
Working Pattern: Standard
Hours: 22 hours per week (Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday) 09:00 – 15:30
Salary: FTE £25,989 (actual £13,008)
Located in the thriving and proud community of Heath Hayes, Gorsemoor Primary School offers an excellent opportunity for you to join our hardworking and dedicated Inclusion Team. You will be part of our dynamic team driving forward our inclusive environment for learning, where every child is supported in achieving their best. Our motto, Growing together, hand in hand, is an ethos embedded throughout the whole school community.
Responsibilities
This role will require a candidate who will:
- Deliver rich learning opportunities and exceptional care that helps young children develop in all aspects of their development.
- Plan and provide effective care, teaching and learning that enables children to progress and prepares them for school.
- Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children.
- Work in partnership with colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of the children.
- Support pupils’ access to learning using appropriate strategies, resources etc.
- Work with other staff in adjusting learning activities as appropriate.
- Assist the teacher in monitoring pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
- Assist in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies.
- Delivery interventions on a 1:1 or small group basis.
- Provide 1:1 support.
- Provide support during lunchtime on a 1:1 or small group basis.
Assist pupils during lunchtimes on the correct use of cutlery (when appropriate) and dressing before and after PE sessions whilst encouraging independence.
Support to Curriculum
- Support pupils to understand instructions in relation to curriculum subject e.g., Literacy.
- Prepare and maintain general equipment/resources as directed by the teacher.
- Attend training sessions as required for CPD purposes and to ensure appropriate skill level is obtained to undertake role, e.g., behavior management strategies.
Support to School
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
- Attend relevant meetings as required (Every effort should be made to ensure support is within contractual hours).
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
- Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtimes.
The position is subject to criminal records check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose all criminal convictions. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Further details regarding the DBS check are available by visiting www.gov.uk/dbs.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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