SEND Support Assistant (TA3)

Teaching Vacancies; Colne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Colne Primet Academy is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support pupils across KS2/KS4, including those with SEND, within a busy, diverse school community.

You will work under supervision to support learning, use IEPs/ILPs/EHCPs, and contribute to safeguarding and high standards. Required qualifications and a commitment to CPD are essential.

The school offers a supportive team, opportunities for development, and a positive ethos.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy qualification required.
• 4 GCSEs at grade C including Maths and English required.
• Level 2 Childcare qualification or equivalent required (e.g. CACHE, NVQ L2, NNEB).
• Level 3 childcare qualification or equivalent required.
• HND, Degree or other further qualifications desirable.
• Understand the needs of children with SEND essential.
• Experience of working with SEND children in education essential.
• Experience of using IEPs, ILPs and EHCPs essential.
• Experience of working with KS2/KS3/KS4 and relevant qualifications desirable.
• Understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities of Teaching Assistants essential.
• Ability to assist pupils with basic numeracy and literacy in line with learning strategies and national curriculum essential.
• Experience of basic administrative tasks desirable.
• First aider training desirable.
• Experience as a cover supervisor or similar role desirable.
• Experience of exams invigilation desirable.

Skills

Behaviour management

Initiative

Communication

Team player / independent

Flexibility and resilience

workload management

Suitability to work with children

Computers & educational software

Education

Level 2 Numeracy & Literacy

4 GCSEs incl Maths & English

Level 2 Childcare qualification or equivalent

Level 3 childcare qualification or equivalent

HND/Degree or other further qualifications

Tools

Computers and educational software

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Attainments

• Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy qualification Essential
• 4 GCSEs at grade C including Maths and English Essential
• Level 2 Childcare qualification or equivalent, e.g. CACHE, NVQ L2, NNEB Essential
• Level 3 childcare qualification or equivalent Essential
• HND, Degree or other further qualifications Desirable

Training, Experience and Knowledge

• Understand the needs of children with SEND Essential
• Experience of working with SEND children in education Essential
• Experience of using IEPs, ILPs and EHCPs Essential
• Experience of working with children in KS2 / KS3 / KS4 and relevant qualifications Desirable
• Understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities of Teaching Assistants Essential
• Ability and confidence to assist pupils with basic numeracy and literacy in line with learning strategies and national curriculum Essential
• Experience of basic administrative tasks Desirable
• Experienced/trained first aider, or willing to complete training in first aid Desirable
• Experience as a cover supervisor or similar role Desirable
• Experience of exams invigilation Desirable

Personal Skills and Attitudes

• Have strong behaviour management skills specific for SEND children Essential
• Display initiative, be positive and enthusiastic Essential
• Demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity Essential
• Possess excellent communication and relationship building skills Essential
• Be a team player with the ability to work independently Essential
• Demonstrate a flexible, adaptable, resilient and results orientated approach Essential
• Ability to lead and manage own workload effectively, and be willing to undertake CPD relevant to the post Essential
• Suitability to work with children and young people Essential
• Ability to use computers and educational software packages Essential

What the school offers its staff

Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through a period of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensive new building and refurbishment work recently completed and opened from September 2024.

We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and the students numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next few years. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages. Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learn more about each other and themselves.

By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for our students, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here at Colne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start in life. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.

We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.

We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors very often comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming and friendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a result of a positive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.

Our core values are based on the Primet Positives: Progressing, Respectful, Inclusive, Motivated, Expressive and Together. These values are embedded in everything we do throughout school, and we are very proud of what Colne Primet Academy stands for in its community – we hope you want to be a part of that too.

Commitment to safeguarding

https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58