Individual Pupil Support Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual Doctor Service

Staff discounts

Counselling & Wellbeing Support

Legal & Medical Advice Lines

Family Cover Included

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking an Individual Pupil Support Teaching Assistant to work within our partner school networks across the United Kingdom. The role focuses on adapting learning activities to meet individual needs, supporting pupils with SEND, and maintaining positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues.

You will assist with small-group and 1:1 support, contribute to pupil progress records, and help implement agreed strategies for positive behaviour and learning

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or working with children in a school or similar environment.
• Ability to adapt support and learning activities to meet individual needs.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with pupils, colleagues and families where appropriate and build positive relationships.
• Ability to organise tasks effectively and respond flexibly to changing priorities.
• Experience of contributing to pupil progress records or reviews of individual support.
• Ability to promote positive behaviour and follow agreed strategies consistently.
• Experience of supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
• Experience of providing individual or small-group support.
• Experience of supporting pupils with communication, social, emotional or behavioural needs.
• Ability to use a range of strategies to support pupils’ communication, emotional regulation and social development.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils on a 1:1 or small-group basis to meet individual learning needs.
• Contribute to pupil progress records and participate in reviews where appropriate.
• Assist in promoting positive behaviour and consistent use of agreed strategies.
• Support pupils with SEND and with communication, social, emotional or behavioural needs.

Skills

Experience with children

Adapt learning activities

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisation skills

Pupil progress records

Behaviour management

SEND experience

Small-group support

Team collaboration

Job description

Individual Pupil Support Teaching Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experience supporting or working with children in a school or similar environment.
• Ability to adapt support and learning activities to meet individual needs.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with pupils, colleagues and families where appropriate and build positive relationships.
• Ability to organise tasks effectively and respond flexibly to changing priorities.
• Experience of contributing to pupil progress records or reviews of individual support.
• Ability to promote positive behaviour and follow agreed strategies consistently.
• Experience of supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
• Experience of providing individual or small-group support.
• Experience of supporting pupils with communication, social, emotional or behavioural needs.
• Ability to use a range of strategies to support pupils’ communication, emotional regulation and social development.

What the school offers its staff

• Virtual Doctor Service – 24/7 GP access with online consultations from home or work.
• Save money with discounts on food shopping, gyms, cinemas, holidays, and more from over 9,000 top brands.
• Counselling & Wellbeing Support – Confidential help when you need it.
• Legal & Medical Advice Lines – Expert guidance at your fingertips.
• Family Cover Included – Children under 18 at no extra cost.
• High investment to develop our people
• Free onsite parking

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.