Level 2 Teaching Assistant based at Spring Brook Upper School

Spring Brook Academy; Failsworth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Spring Brook Academy in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated assistant to support students with SEMH needs. The role requires experience with challenging behaviour and complex needs, a nurturing approach, and resilience to manage emotional demands within a school setting.

The successful candidate will work closely with teachers to monitor progress, differentiate interventions, and promote positive social behaviour, while contributing to ongoing professional development and collaborative

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working with young people who present with challenging behaviour and complex needs.
• A nurturing and empathetic approach to behaviour management.
• Physical and emotional resilience to support students with complex needs in a non-judgemental way.
• Ability to support teaching and learning within an SEMH setting for a dedicated group of students.
• Ability to monitor student progress and provide regular feedback to stakeholders.
• Ability to model and encourage appropriate social behaviour in and out of school and to cater for students' welfare.
• Ability to work in partnership with teachers to differentiate interventions related to the curriculum.
• Willingness to participate in own professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching and learning within an SEMH setting for a dedicated group of students.
• Record student progress and provide regular feedback to stakeholders.
• Differentiate appropriate interventions for students in relation to the curriculum.
• Model and encourage appropriate social behaviour in and out of school.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and work as part of a team using own initiative when needed.

Job description

• Previous experience ofworking with young people who present with challenging behaviour and complexneeds, preferably within an educational setting
• A nurturing andempathetic approach to behaviour management
• The physical andemotional resilience to support students with complex needs, taking anon-judgemental approach
• The ability to supportteaching and learning within an SEMH setting to a dedicated group of students
• The ability to supportthe class teacher to monitor student progress, ensuring their improvedengagement with the school and their learning
• The ability to recordstudent progress and provide regular feedback to stakeholders
• The ability to modeland encourage appropriate social behaviour in and out of school and to caterfor the general welfare of students.
• The ability to work inpartnership with classroom teachers to differentiate appropriate interventionsfor students in relation to the curriculum
• The ability to work aspartof a team using own initiative when needed
• Willingness toparticipate in own professional development