SEN Teaching Assistant

Special Needs Professionals (Teaching Assistants)

Salary Grade: NJC Scale 3 - 4

Actual Starting Salary: £22,875.13 - £25,036.42 (NJC) per annum pro rata

32.5 hours per week: Monday – Friday term time only

Flexible working arrangements will be considered (we want the best staff!)

Start Date - September/October 2024

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?

Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?

Do you relish working in an environment where you will be supported all the way?

Do you enjoy really make a difference to children’s lives?

Then we want to hear from you! 

We are recruiting for Teaching Assistants to:

• Engage in interventions both in and out of lessons to foster effective participation of students in the social, behaviour and academic processes of the school.
• Work with the team to implement behaviour management strategies and develop relationships with students who may be vulnerable and have complex needs.
• Liaise with other agencies to ensure that student needs are fully met.
• Support the teacher in the delivery of engaging and successful lessons.

Responsibilities

• Organise appropriate learning environments and resources

• Within an agreed system of supervision, support teaching and learning activities for individuals, groups or the whole class

•Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies against defined learning intentions

• Record learning using a range of mechanisms

• Provide objective and accurate feedback as required on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence

• Work within the shool's behaviour policy to anticipate and manage behaviour positively, promoting self-control and independence

• Escort and supervise pupils on planned educational visits and journeys

• To provide for the management and care of pupils personal needs, e.g. toileting, changing, dressing, managing and implementing specific eating and drinking programmes.

• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all learners within the classroom

• Encourage learners to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all learners in activities

• Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement and selfreliance

• Provide feedback to learners in relation to progress and achievement

• Support the role of parentsin pupils’ learning and contribute to meetings with parentsto provide constructive feedback on learner progress/ achievement etc.

• Work collaboratively with professionals from other agencies to support pupil’s learning

• Support or deliver learning activities, within an agreed system of supervision, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/ needs

• Use ICT effectively to support learning activities and develop learners’ competence and independence in its use

• Select and prepare resources necessary to lead learning activities, taking account of pupils’ interests and language and cultural backgrounds

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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