Living Wage HLTA: One-to-One SEND Support

Great Park Academy; Middle Brunton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Great Park Academy is seeking a dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work mainly one-to-one with a pupil with significant SEND needs. You will collaborate with the class teacher, SENDCo, parents and professionals to provide tailored support in the classroom and through targeted interventions.

Responsibilities include delivering adapted activities, promoting independence, using communication strategies, and delivering phonics and maths interventions.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with Autism Spectrum Condition and complex SEND needs.
• Strong understanding of social communication difficulties and sensory processing differences.
• Experience delivering one-to-one and small-group interventions (phonics, maths, social interaction, emotional literacy).
• Ability to build trusting relationships with vulnerable children.
• Excellent observation, assessment and record-keeping skills.
• Experience working with parents and professionals; knowledge of SEND processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver adapted learning activities under direction of teacher/SENDCo.
• Support pupil to engage in learning and access curriculum.
• Provide scaffolding to promote independence.
• Use communication strategies (PECS, boards) to facilitate learning.
• Support sensory regulation and emotional wellbeing.
• Lead targeted interventions in phonics, maths, social communication, and emotional literacy.
• Provide pre-teaching and consolidation sessions.
• Support pupil in class, social times and clubs where appropriate.
• Contribute to EHCP provision and reviews with evidence.

Skills

Autism support

SEND knowledge

One-to-one support

Observation & assessment

Tools

PECS

Now-and-next boards

Job description

Great Park Academy is seeking a dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work mainly one-to-one with a pupil with significant SEND needs. You will collaborate with the class teacher, SENDCo, parents and professionals to provide tailored support in the classroom and through targeted interventions.

Responsibilities include delivering adapted activities, promoting independence, using communication strategies, and delivering phonics and maths interventions.