Special Support Assistant

Vision Multi Academy Trust; Whitefield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Diverse setting

Inclusion culture

Supportive staff

Strong leadership

Creative curriculum

Job summary

Peel Brow Primary School is seeking a Special Support Assistant to support children with SEND within the SEN Unit. You will work alongside class teachers to tailor activities to meet needs, ensuring learning is engaging and inclusive.

The post involves 32 ½ hours per week, term time only, with a salary of £26,528 FTE (£20,351) and NJC Grade 6, starting as soon as possible. Applications are encouraged from committed, creative applicants.

Qualifications

• Commitment to school ethos and values.
• Experience with children, including those with SEND.
• Hardworking with excellent time management.
• Positive and flexible approach.
• Nurturing and supportive.
• Enjoys working as part of a dedicated, vibrant staff team.

Responsibilities

• Work with children in the SEN Unit.
• Assist the teacher to prepare classrooms for lessons and activities.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by teaching staff.
• Supervise pupils’ work and offer support where necessary.
• Provide administrative and clerical support to teaching staff and other TAs regarding lesson and resources.
• Monitor the needs and behaviour of pupils, and report these to teaching staff where appropriate.
• Undertake pupil record keeping and logging safeguarding concerns.
• Assist with displays and maintain relationships with parents.
• Be a good role model and proactively manage pupil behaviour.

Skills

Ethos commitment

Creativity

SEND experience

Time management

Positive and flexible

Nurturing and supportive

Team player

Job description

PEEL BROW PRIMARY SCHOOL

Special Support Assistant (SEND)

Peel Brow Primary School wish to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Special Support Assistant to support children with special educational needs within an SEN Unit based within the school.

The main aim of this role is to support children with SEND and work alongside the SEN Unit’s class teachers to tailor work and activities to meet the children’s needs. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and take ownership of the role, by ensuring learning is fun and engaging.

We are looking for a teaching assistant who:

• Is committed to our school ethos and values
• Is highly skilled, creative and conscientious
• Is experienced in working with children, including those with Special Educational Needs
• Is hardworking with excellent time management skills
• Has a positive and flexible approach
• Is nurturing and supportive
• Enjoys working as part of a dedicated, vibrant and creative staff team

We offer:

• A strong commitment to continued professional learning including training specific to the role
• A culturally diverse setting
• A caring, inclusion environment
• A hardworking and welcoming staff team
• Children who embody our trust values of Happy, Proud, Challenged and Successful
• A well-resourced curriculum with opportunities for creativity
• A driven leadership team who will champion your career

General duties

• Work with children in the SEN Unit.
• Assist the teacher to prepare classrooms for lessons and activities.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by teaching staff.
• Supervise pupils’ work and offer support where necessary.
• Provide administrative and clerical support to teaching staff and other TAs regarding lesson and resources.
• Monitor the needs and behaviour of pupils, and report these to teaching staff where appropriate.
• Undertake pupil record keeping as requested, e.g. logging safeguarding concerns as appropriate.
• Assist teaching staff and other TAs with creating and maintaining displays throughout the school.
• Establish and maintain constructive relationships with pupils’ parents.
• Be a good role model to pupils in terms of behaviour and attitude.
• Be proactive in managing pupil behaviour.

Supporting the school

• Contribute to the ethos, value and aims of the school.
• Comply with all relevant legislation and school policies, including those relating to safeguarding, health and safety and data protection.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including lunchtimes.

Teaching and learning

• Develop a secure knowledge of the learning support needs of individual pupils.
• Identify where pupils are struggling, e.g. engaging with a particular topic, and support them in understanding the information and complete the work.
• Support the use of ICT and computing in learning activities, and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
• Undertake activities set by teaching staff with individuals, or groups of pupils, to support pupils’ learning.
• Assist teaching staff to implement a variety of teaching strategies that support pupils in achieving their learning goals.
• Assist teaching staff and the SENCO with the creation of individual learning plans for pupils.

Communication and coordination

• Work closely with teaching staff, other TAs and the SENCO to close the attainment gap between individual pupils, groups of pupils, and their peers.

Hours of work are 32 ½ hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only, worked in accordance with service requirements. The salary for this post is £26,528 FTE (£20,351). Grade 6 Scale point 6 based on current NJC.

Required as soon as possible.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.