Teaching Assistant Level 3

**Rivington and Blackrod High School**
Bolton

£19,068 - £21,116 per year

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**Salary**:

Teaching Assistant Level 3. Term Time Plus 5 days. Salary Grade E SCP11 - SCP17 - £19,068 - £21,116 (FTE £25,979 - £28,770) Plus SEN Allowance £1,068 per annum

**Job type**:

Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:

November 2024
13 October 2024

**Job overview**:
**Teaching Assistant Level 3**

**Salary: Grade E SCP11 - SCP17**

**Actual salary £19,068 - £21,116**

**Plus SEN Allowance of £1,068**

**31.75 hours per week, Term Time Plus 5 days**

**Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 3.20pm 4 days a week and 8.30am - 3.25pm 1 day a week, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break each day**

The school wishes to appoint a Teaching Assistant with experience of working with students with special needs, including those with Educational Healthcare Plans and with their families and supporting agencies. The role focuses on helping to support learning and the development of positive behaviour and social skills for those student’s diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorders. The successful applicant will work within the Speech and Language resource provision, liaising with teachers, parents and therapists to support the children. We seek an outstanding and caring professional who can:

- Working directly with DLD students with in the resource provision; working under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom.
- This include acquiring/using specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the planning, management and preparation of resources.
- Supervision of the resource provision during the absence of a Lead teacher / Level 4 Teaching Assistant.

The school has strong links with the local community with a heritage of 450 years and is successful and popular with parents. You will be joining a Staff Team that is committed, welcoming, supportive and friendly. We are an ambitious community committed to young people and supporting them on their journey to achieve their dreams and ambitions.

We strive to meet the needs of every learner; drive them, motivate them and support them to achieve. We celebrate all success and truly believe that every student matters and that it is our job as educators to ensure they know and feel that they matter.

Rivington & Blackrod is part of the Leverhulme Academy Trust and we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.
A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Leverhulme Trust
website

**Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 13th October 2024**- Rivington and Blackrod High School is part of Leverhulme Academy Trust, we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust._

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**About **Rivington and Blackrod High School**:
**Rivington and Blackrod High School**
- Rivington Lane, Rivington, Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL6 7RU
United Kingdom
+44 1204 333266
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Founded in 1566, our school has held an important place in our community for centuries, and we are very proud of our tradition as a successful, forward-thinking and caring school.

We pride ourselves on offering excellent education in all curriculum areas and a wide range of learning and enrichment opportunities. Our Christian values underpin all that we do in ensuring that all of our students achieve the highest academic standards and develop spiritually, morally, socially and culturally.

Our aim is to ensure that all students feel safe, happy and grow as successful learners and caring global citizens. Insisting on high standards in all that we do, we strive to encourage students to achieve their highest aspirations.
The school is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, located close to the M61 and M60 motorway network. For more information about what it’s like to work at Rivington and Blackrod High School, please click
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**Leverhulme Academy Trust**

Rivington and Blackrod High School is part of Leverhulme Church of England and Community Trust (Leverhulme Academy Trust) with Rivington and Blackrod Sixth Form and Harper Green School. As a Trust, we work together to ensure that all children receive an excellent education irrespective of their starting point. We relish the opportunity to be part of the much-needed regeneration of areas we work in and wish to play a full role in the wider community. Our mission is to discover dreams, achieve ambitions and transform lives.

The vision of Leverhulme Academy Trust is to provide the highest