Graduate Teaching Assistant

Ark St Alban's Academy; Highgate; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Ark St Alban's Academy is seeking a dedicated practitioner to support SEN/D pupils, working directly with them inside and outside the classroom to raise achievement and progress.

You will collaborate with the SENDCO, speech and language therapists and external agencies to deliver targeted interventions and specialist support, aiming to increase impact over time and help vulnerable pupils thrive.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with SEN/D in a school setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Passion for raising the achievement of vulnerable pupils.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils in their learning of the curriculum and in targeted interventions.
• Coordinate between teachers, parents and the wider pastoral team.
• Work with SENDCO, speech and language therapist and external agencies.
• Lead work to support specific pupils or specific SEN/D needs.

Job description

The academy is rapidly expanding is pastoral care provision, including the support it provides to pupils with SEN/D. Led by the academy SENDCO, the successful candidate will work directly with pupils both in and outside of the classroom. They will take responsibility for supporting pupils in their learning of the curriculum, leading targeted interventions and coordinating between teachers, parents the wider pastoral team.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for raising the achievement of vulnerable pupils. They will also demonstrate the ability to learn specialist skills and to quickly become an expert in specific aspects of SEN/D provision. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work directly with the SENDCO, speech and language therapist and external agencies. They will lead the work of the academy in supporting specific pupils or in meeting specific special education needs. The right candidate will demonstrate the capability to specialise and to increase their impact on pupil progress over time.

A wide-ranging and ambitious job description which will allow the right candidate to grow and to thrive.

Working with SEN/D pupils is vital work and, when done well, is quite often life changing for the young people involved. The successful candidate will need to have experience of communicating effectively with a wide-range of stakeholders. They will need to be persistent, determined and compassionate. Most of all, they must demonstrate the highest of expectations for what young people with SEN/D can achieve.