Teaching Assistant Mountjoy School

Due to an increase in pupil numbers, Mountjoy School is seeking to appoint a Teaching  Assistant.

Full training will be provided by our experienced and skilful team, so if you are new to Special Schools, you will be fully supported in your new role. 

It would be an advantage if applicants had experience of supporting young people who present with additional needs and have an understanding of child / learning development.

Applicants must have achieved a qualification in English/literacy and mathematics/numeracy, equivalent to at least Level 2 of the National Qualifications Framework. (e.g. GCSE grade C or 4)

Working hours are as follows:

Monday                                   8.55am to 4.45pm

Tuesday to Thursday               8.55am to 3.45pm

Friday                                      8.55am to 3.35pm

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the post.

Please apply using the online facility. CVs or letters of application will not be accepted

Mountjoy school values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Our school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Mountjoy School caters for pupils aged 2-19 years who may have severe, complex, profound and multiple learning difficulties or autism.  Whilst challenging, our work is immensely rewarding and all staff are supported in their professional development.