SEN Teaching Assistant

Teach Midlands; Brixworth; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach Midlands is seeking a passionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team in a supportive school community. You will work with the class teacher/Inclusion Manager to support children with special educational needs, delivering targeted interventions and providing progress feedback.

You will supervise lunch times and contribute to a positive, caring environment that upholds our Christian ethos. The role involves 1:1 and small-group work in a primary setting.

Qualifications

• Have the safety and wellbeing of our children at the centre of all they do.
• Have a commitment to supporting children.
• Show empathy and compassion to the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of all our children.
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
• Support and uphold the Christian ethos of the school.
• Find fulfilment and joy in helping children to become the best they can be.
• Experience of working with children with additional needs in a primary setting.
• The ability to adapt tasks to meet the needs of the child/children.
• Desire to develop knowledge and skills and undertake professional development to support a child with SEN.
• Excellence initiative.
• Experience of delivering interventions to groups and/or 1:1.
• A secure knowledge of positive behaviour management strategies.
• The skills to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• To support children who have special educational needs.
• Deliver interventions based on learning plan targets to both specified children and a wider group across the school.
• Provide feedback on learning progress to the class teacher.
• Work both within the classroom setting and deliver interventions 1:1 or in a small group.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Safeguarding

Positive behaviour management

Job description

We are looking to recruit a talented and inspiring SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team.

The successful candidate will work alongside the class teacher/Inclusion Manager to support the needs of a child or children who have special educational needs.

We are looking for excellent role models who will inspire our pupils, be hard working, enthusiastic, dynamic and passionate about making a difference.

It is a requirement of this post that you undertake lunchtime supervision.

Role Summary:

• To support children who have special educational needs
• Deliver interventions based on learning plan targets, to both the specified children and a wider group of children across the school
• Provide feedback on learning progress to the class teacher
• Work both within the classroom setting and deliver interventions 1:1 or in a small group.

The successful candidate will need to have:

• Have the safety and wellbeing of our children at the centre of all they do
• Have a commitment to supporting children
• Show empathy and compassion to the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of all our children
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
• Support and uphold the Christian ethos of the school
• Find fulfilment and joy at helping children to become the best they can be
• Experience of working with children with additional needs in a primary setting
• The ability to adapt tasks to meet the needs of the child/children
• The desire to develop your own knowledge and skills and partake in professional development to support a child with special educational needs to engage with their learning
• Excellence initiative
• Experience of delivering interventions to groups and/ or 1:1
• A secure knowledge of positive behaviour management strategies
• The skills to work both independently and as part of a team

In return, we can offer you a great team of professionals, children and a supportive school community. We will provide you with excellent opportunities to develop professionally.

The selection process will consist of a short-observed activity and an interview and will assess your suitability to work with children who have special educational needs.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expect all members of staff to share this commitment.

We recommend candidates phone the school and arrange for an informal visit with the Headteacher.

Location Froxhill Crescent, Brixworth, Northampton NN6 9BG, UK