Job Term: Permanent
Appointment Type: Full time
Days of work: Monday - Friday
Hours per week: 37 (Term Time only)
Service Area: Children, Young People and Specialist Services
Place of Work: Council Offices, Skirlaugh
Are you a Teaching Assistant looking for an exciting new opportunity? We are looking for a number of Sensory Support Assistants to work in schools across East Riding supporting Children and Young People with visual impairment.
These posts are peripatetic posts as the Service supports Children and Young people across the East Riding. Within a working week the post holders will travel to different locations which may be anywhere in the East Riding to carry out their duties. A standard HMRC mileage rate is payable.
The Service aims to meet the needs of children and young people with hearing or vision impairment from birth to post sixteen. The Service has a Hearing, Vision and Physical Disability team comprising a Service Manager, two Lead Teachers, seven teachers and approximately 25 Teaching Assistants, a habilitation specialist and a Technical and Resources Officer.
Post holders will be required to learn Braille. Full training and support will be given. On attaining the qualifications postholders will progress from SCP14 to SCP17.
Postholders will support pupils in settings and schools; they will work alongside both school staff and Service staff delivering quality specialist support to ensure that pupils can access the curriculum. This includes preparing resources, delivering 1-1 specialist support, in class support, and managing specialist equipment. The successful candidate must be prepared to work in a range of settings including preschool, primary and secondary.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone wanting a new challenge and to make a difference within a friendly and supportive team. East Riding is a great place to work and there is a strong commitment to improving and developing this new Service. Good organisational and IT skills and excellent communication and English skills are necessary.
For further details please contact Donna Brady or Sharon Stephenson on 01482 392436
Closing date: 13/12/16
Interview date: 04/01/17
Please find a link below to download the job outline and employee specification:
Job Outline and Employee specification (PDF file, download size 203.41 kb)
Please find a link below to download the Competency Framework Booklet:
Competency Framework Booklet (PDF file, download size 309.63kb)
Driving Posts
This post requires a valid driving licence and where a council vehicle is to be driven, that the postholder is eligible for unrestricted cover under the Council's insurance policy
Pay Adjustment for Term Time Only Posts
Please note that as the commencement date for this post is part way through a school year, if you are appointed, your annual leave entitlement in your first year of employment will be pro rata to the actual number of days worked in the school year up to 31 August. This means that payroll will adjust your pay in the first year by creating a term time adjustment that will reduce pay to the correct level over the remaining months to 31 August pay to ensure you are not overpaid for leave you have not accrued. Therefore your actual monthly salary payments for your first year until 31 August will be lower than one twelfth of the salary quoted for the post.
Information for all applicants
All new appointments for East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be paid on a standardised monthly pay frequency on the last banking day of each month.
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East Riding of Yorkshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council will ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, disability, marital status, pregnancy, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, HIV status, trade union involvement or political activities.