Primary One-to-One SEND Support Assistant

ARK SCHOOLS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Double CPD days

Wellbeing Wednesdays

On-site fitness suite

Ark Rewards scheme – up to £1,000/year

Interest-free loans for season tickets

Gym discounts up to 40%

Job summary

Ark Victoria Academy in Birmingham is seeking a Primary One-to-One SEND Support Assistant to support two young students with an EHCP. You will work under the SENCo and deputy headteacher to ensure successful inclusion into mainstream schooling and maximise learning opportunities.

The successful candidate will share high expectations, inspire and motivate pupils, and work well in a team. A love of reading and a positive attitude are essential.

Qualifications

• Role requires empathy, passion and high expectations for pupils.
• Ability to work with two students with an EHCP and support mainstream inclusion.
• Team player with positive attitude and love of reading.

Responsibilities

• Support two Year 2 and Year 4 pupils with an EHCP under SENCo and deputy headteacher.
• Plan and deliver inclusive learning activities to maximise opportunities.
• Assist pupil inclusion into mainstream lessons.

Job description

About The Role

Are you ready to make a difference at the very start of a child's learning journey? At Ark Victoria Academy, you'll be joining a school where pupils thrive at every stage of their education (Ofsted 2024). Our vibrant and diverse community is united by strong values, high expectations, and a shared commitment to ensuring success for all our pupils.

We are seeking an energetic and nurturing Primary One-to-One SEND Support Assistant to support two young students with an EHCP. Under the direction of the SENCo and deputy headteacher, you will plan and work to ensure pupils have successful inclusion into mainstream schooling to maximise their opportunities for effective learning and achievement.

The students are currently in Year 2 and Year 4.

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate with high expectations of themselves and for the pupils they work with
• Share our aspirations for pupils and will inspire, challenge and motivate them to achieve
• Have a positive attitude, the ability to work well as part of a team and a love of reading

Benefits

Why work for our school?

We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development for all our staff. We use our values and our virtue pathways to shape the way we work and learn together. Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy: https://arkvictoria.org/jobs/working-for-us

• We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
• Our school's 'Wellbeing Wednesdays' are a great hit - get in touch to find out more
• Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
• Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

About Us

Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience and extra-curricular offer. Although we are a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they flourish and leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.

Our school values and virtue pathways are crucial to our culture and ethos, they are also part of the way we work and learn together and have been instrumental to us on our school improvement journey. Our values of Ambition, Resilience and Kindness permeate our curriculum, our culture, school and our learning community.

It is for these reasons that Ark Victoria Academy was judged to be significantly improved in all areas from the 2019 'Good' inspection, by Ofsted, in October 2024: 'This is a school which lives out its values in full for the benefit of children in Nursery to the pupils in Year 11...pupils thrive at all stages of Ark Victoria Academy...as the school knows its pupils very well, they are very well supported to engage with the school's ambitious curriculum'. The full report (September 2024) can be found here: https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50262921

We prioritise staff development with a strong emphasis on securing expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our pupils and staff.

Visit arkvictoria.org/jobs to learn more about us.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.