Teaching Assistant-SEN

The LEARNERs' Trust; Chesterfield; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Walton Holymoorside Primary School invites applications for an experienced Teaching Assistant to support learners with SEND in Year 1. The role is mornings only, focusing on individual pupils and groups, with preparation of materials and close collaboration within the school team.

Candidates should have school experience, be dedicated to safeguarding, and be able to adapt activities to meet diverse needs. A caring, proactive approach and commitment to the school values are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school environment essential.
• Experience supporting children with special educational needs essential.
• Experience planning and delivering learning activities essential.
• Ability to work as part of a team essential.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare essential.

Responsibilities

• Support learning of children with SEND in Year 1, mornings only.
• Prepare learning materials and adapt teaching support to pupils’ needs.
• Promote inclusion and positive behaviour in line with school ethos.
• Provide a caring, safe and nurturing environment for pupils.
• Assist with welfare, first aid duties and safeguarding procedures.

Skills

SEN experience

Team working

First aid

Creativity

IT skills

Safeguarding

Child engagement

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Job description

Walton Holymoorside Primary School is a warm and friendly place where expectations are high. We are committed to providing the very best opportunities for our children through a broad and inclusive curriculum which seeks to develop the whole child. Our staff are dedicated and passionate, with a sense of fun and commitment to every child.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Teaching Assistant who is able to support the learning of children with SEND. This role is mornings only, working in Year 1.

The successful candidates will be excellent classroom practitioners with experience of working with children with a range of needs and who are dedicated to enabling children to achieve their personal best.

They will:

• Work with individual children with SEND and EHCPs.
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Prepare learning materials and adapt teaching support according to childrenʼs needs
• Look after children's physical, social and emotional welfare-including first aid duties
• Be creative and innovative
• Have high expectations of achievement and behaviour
• Be committed to promoting and upholding the school values and ethos
• Promote and support the inclusion of all pupils, including those with specific needs.
• Be motivated and passionate to achieve the very best for the children in our care and make a genuine difference
• Use initiative to assess and evaluate pupils' needs

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are looking for someone with a flexible, positive, outgoing, caring and nurturing approach. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

Experience

• Experience working in a school environment or other educational setting essential
• Experience working with children / young people with special educational needs (SEN) essential
• Experience planning and delivering learning activities essential
• Has experience of leading playground activities.

Personal Attributes

• Good literacy and numeracy skills essential
• Good organisational skills essential
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils and adults essential
• Skills and expertise in understanding the needs of all pupils essential
• Ability to work as part of a team and to be flexible in their approach to daily routines essential
• Subject and curriculum knowledge relevant to the role, and ability to apply this effectively in supporting teachers and pupils essential
• Knowledge of how to help adapt and deliver support to meet individual needs essential
• Good IT skills, particularly using IT to support learning essential
• Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children essential
• The ability to remain calm in stressful situations essential
• Capacity to inspire, motivate and challenge children and young people essential
• Resilient, positive, forward looking and enthusiastic about making a difference essential
• Commitment to safeguarding pupils’ wellbeing and equality essential
• Commitment to always maintaining confidentiality essential
• A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school essential
• Sensitivity and understanding, to help build good relationships with pupils essential
• Enjoyment of working with children essential
• Awareness of need to encourage child to solve own problems and offer help only when appropriate.
• experience of using age-appropriate approaches to learning and behaviour within the context of the child’s level of understanding.

Qualifications

• At least GCSE English and Maths at least Grade 4 (previously grade 4) essential
• At least GCSE English and Maths at least Grade 4 (previously grade 4) essential
• Learners' Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references. Learners' Multi Academy Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.