Teaching Assistant (SEND)

The Leys Primary School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The Leys Primary School in London is seeking a dedicated SEND support assistant to help children access learning, develop communication and independence, and achieve individual outcomes.

You will work with teachers and specialists, delivering personalised activities, using visual supports, and supporting emotional wellbeing and daily routines to create an inclusive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children with SEND, ideally including complex needs.
• Experience using visual communication strategies and supports.
• Knowledge of child development, safeguarding and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support children with complex needs in an intervention class and/or providing individual support.
• Deliver personalised learning activities aligned to each child’s targets and EHCP.
• Use visual communication strategies and resources to support understanding, communication and interaction.
• Support children’s emotional regulation, sensory needs and wellbeing, helping them feel safe, secure and ready to learn.
• Assist with daily routines, including transitions, to develop independence.
• Provide intimate care, including toileting and personal hygiene, with dignity and respect.
• Create a calm, structured and inclusive learning environment for children to thrive.
• Collaborate with teachers, families and external professionals to ensure high-quality support.

Skills

SEND experience

Visual supports

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Job description

About therole

You willwork closely with teachers and other professionals to provide tailored supportthat enables children with SEND to access learning, develop communication andindependence and achieve their individual outcomes.

The rolewill involve:

• Supportingchildren with complex needs within a specialist intervention class and/orproviding individual support.
• Deliveringpersonalised learning activities and interventions in line with children’sindividual needs, targets and EHCP.
• Usingvisual communication strategies and resources to support understanding,communication and interaction.
• Supportingchildren’s emotional regulation, sensory needs and wellbeing, helping themto feel safe, secure and ready to learn.
• Assistingwith daily routines, including transitions between activities andsupporting children to develop independence.
• Providingintimate care, including toileting and personal hygiene, with dignity,sensitivity and respect.
• Creatinga calm, structured and inclusive learning environment that enableschildren to thrive.
• Workingcollaboratively with teachers, colleagues, families and externalprofessionals to ensure consistent, high-quality support.

About you

We arelooking for someone who:

• Hasexperience of working with children with SEND, ideally including childrenwith complex needs.
• Hasexperience of using visual communication strategies, such as visualtimetables, now-and-next boards, symbols or other visual supports.

• Understands theimportance of supporting communication, sensory regulation, emotional wellbeingand positive relationships.
• Has clear knowledge and understanding of theprinciples of child development and learning processes.
• Has a very good standard of literacy and numeracy(GCSE English and Maths).

• Isconfident supporting personal care and understands the importance ofsafeguarding, dignity and confidentiality.
• Ispatient, nurturing, flexible and responsive to children’s individualneeds.
• Canwork effectively as part of a team while also using their initiative.

• Iscommitted to inclusion and believes that every child deserves theopportunity to learn, develop and succeed.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check andreferences.