Enhanced Resource Base Teaching Assistant (SEND)

Enhanced Resource Base Teaching Assistant

• Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
• St Laurence Catholic Primary School, Arbury Road, Cambridge CB4 2JX
• Term-time only, 38 weeks per year, 30 hours per week

St Laurence Catholic Primary school is a welcoming and diverse primary school situated in the north of Cambridge with excellent transport links to the A14, North Cambridge Railway Station and the Guided Busway. We are proud to have an Enhanced Resource Base (ERB) within our school. Our ERB is for pupils with significant SEMH needs, and our nurturing and supportive team provide our wonderful pupils with a safe environment to develop the skills, independence and emotional wellbeing they need to succeed in school and beyond.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our ERB team. The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working or volunteering with pupils with SEND, specifically SEMH needs and management of significantly challenging behaviour.
• Trauma Informed Practice is preferrable.
• Have a nurturing approach where every child feels valued.
• Display patience, empathy and passion for supporting pupils with additional needs.
• Have high expectations of pupil outcomes and progress.
• Develop excellent professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Be flexible, collaborative and supportive.
• Be educated to GCSE or equivalent level, including at least a Grade 4 (previously Grade C) in English and Maths.

We can offer:

• The opportunity to work with a passionate and dedicated Specialist SEND Teacher.
• Excellent OLOW Trust support and professional development opportunities.
• An inclusive, welcoming Catholic ethos.
• Excellent resources, space and facilities.
• A friendly and positive school community

Working with our amazing children is both challenging and rewarding, a visit to our unit is strongly encouraged. Please contact office@stlaurence.cambs.sch.uk to book an appointment with Mrs Pedrosa, our Specialist SEND Teacher.

Safer Recruitment

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi-Academy Trust and its member schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

The post you are applying for is classed as having a high degree of contact with children and involves “regulated activity”. As such it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

All post holders are subject to the necessary pre-employment check, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, including a Child’s Barred List check. Additionally, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to a number of checks, which includes an online search including social media for publicly available information.