About Us
Northgate is a vibrant, multi-cultural primary school situated very close to Crawley town centre. We are a large primary school with 660 children on roll currently including a Specialist Support Centre (SSC) for children who are deaf, and a further 40-place maintained Nursery.
We are seeking to appoint a Pupil Support Assistant who can provide 1:1 support for a pupil with significant medical and physical needs in a Year 3 class. There will be some personal care requirements within the role. The successful candidate would be expected to work alongside the class teacher to meet specific individual learning needs. Applicants will need to be competent in English and mathematics (GCSE grade C or equivalent) and will need to share our commitment to ensuring that every child achieves their full potential. An interest and/or experience in supporting children with significant social and emotional mental health needs would be a significant advantage.
Previous experience of working in a similar position is desirable but not essential and relevant training is available to the right candidate.
Job Details
Salary: G4 plus Crawley weighting
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time
Location: Crawley
Interviews: Tuesday 21 July
Working hours (0830-1515) are term time only. The role also includes lunchtime supervision responsibilities and medical training. All PSAs are paid 15 minutes extra each week to incorporate an hour’s CPD/ training after school each month
What You Need to Succeed
Are you able to understand individual needs to nurture our children to success? If so, you have found the right place to work.
We pride ourselves on our caring, child-centred ethos and we would love to hear from you if you:
- are an exemplary practitioner, committed to personalising learning to meet every child’s needs
- have high expectations and love making a difference
- enjoy working with children and colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures
- have an understanding of trauma-informed practice (we do provide training on this approach)
- We are fully committed to safer recruitment practices.
Further Information
Northgate Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.
Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).
Once complete please return this to [email protected]
Please note: we do not accept CVs as part of the application process.
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01293 526737
NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.
The reference number for this role is SCHO02788.
