SEN Teaching Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Brixham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies at Brixham C of E Primary School seeks an exceptional candidate to support a child on a 1:1 basis, helping access the National Curriculum across all areas. The role requires collaboration with the class teacher and other professionals to ensure progress.

The successful candidate will work with an individual pupil and small groups, showing initiative and dedication to high standards, while promoting constructive play during lunchtimes.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated to support a child on a 1:1 basis.
• Will ensure full access to the National Curriculum using a range of strategies.
• Will work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with professionals.
• Will work with an individual pupil and small groups.
• Shows initiative and can respond to situations with integrity and compassion.
• Has experience of working with children, ideally in a school environment.
• Can inspire and motivate children to achieve.
• Aspires to maintain high expectations and progress for all.
• Able to plan, prepare and promote constructive play at lunchtimes.

Responsibilities

• Support a child on a 1:1 basis across all areas of the curriculum.
• Ensure the pupil has full access to the National Curriculum.
• Work with the class teacher and liaise with other professionals.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Flexible

1:1 support

Collaboration

Individual pupil focus

Initiative

Problem solving

Motivating children

High expectations

Lunchtime play planning

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

For Brixham C of E Primary School, we are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who:

• Is enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated, working alongside the class teacher to support a child on a 1:1 basis across all areas of the curriculum.
• Will be responsible for ensuring the child has full access to the National Curriculum and will use a range of strategies to ensure the child makes progress.
• Will work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school.
• Will be responsible for working with an individual pupil and small groups of pupils.
• Will demonstrate a high degree of initiative and be able to respond to situations and find solutions with integrity and compassion.
• Has experience of working with children, ideally within a school environment.
• Can inspire and motivate children, enabling them to be the best they can be.
• Has the ability to encourage every child to learn and achieve and has the enthusiasm, skills and desire to make a difference.
• Has a passion for maintaining high expectations for all children and ensuring they make excellent progress.
• Can plan, prepare and promote constructive play during the lunchtime period.

What the school offers its staff

We are truly collaborative and we work together within, and across, our schools to ensure that all our children and members of staff achieve their potential. Together we work to create a full and rich curriculum offer allowing everyone to flourish - we translate our vision of excellence into our every-day practice. We are proud of our outcomes, but we aspire to achieve more than just academic excellence for our children. We also want our children to become healthy thinkers, curious explorers, caring citizens, knowledgeable participants and confident individuals.

We aim to serve our communities, and our schools make every effort to connect with families, local community groups and organisations to ensure that our children and families are nurtured, supported and provided with opportunities through our schools.

Our value of equity leads us to want the very best of every child and every member of staff. The Academies for Character and Excellence believes in ‘Personal Growth for All’ and we are committed to tackle inequalities and overcome disadvantage, and to provide bespoke opportunities for professional learning for all.

We welcome applications from highly motivated individuals and who will work effectively as part of our excellent team. They will be keen to contribute to the wider school life, building positive relationships with all members of our community.

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.