Teaching Assistant - SEND

William Morris Primary School; Swindon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

William Morris Primary School in Swindon is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support children with SEND under the direction of the class teacher. The role focuses on promoting emotional, physical and educational development and building strong relationships with pupils.

The successful candidate will be kind, patient and creative, with a positive attitude toward joining a forward-thinking school. The contract runs for a fixed term until 31 August 2027 and runs Monday to Friday during term-time,

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting children with SEND is desirable.
• Patience, empathy and a positive, caring approach.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow a teacher's guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide additional teaching support to children with SEND under the guidance of the class teacher.
• Assist with assessments and evidence learning progress for named pupils with an EHCP/SEND.
• Contribute to the delivery of interventions and small-group work.
• Create stimulating classroom displays and learning resources; foster positive relationships with pupils.

Job description

Come and work in our school, with a fab staff team, where teaching and learning is fun and exciting!

We are looking for a kind and caring person who has experience of supporting children with SEND, does this sounds like you? If it does, we would love you to apply for the role of Teaching Assistant (SEND) at William Morris. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our team and provide excellent care and education for our pupils.

William Morris is a happy place to teach and learn. Our team is a family growing together to develop our school for the children. We are welcoming and supportive. The children at William Morris are friendly and engaged, they are keen to learn and have strong positive relationships with staff. Parents are supportive of the school and our PTA offers activities and fundraisers. We are situated in the beautiful Tadpole Garden Village and housed in a purpose-built building that opened in 2019. We have children from nursery to year 6 and are a 2 form entry primary school.

The successful candidate will have a passion and enthusiasm for working with children, be creative, dedicated and have a positive attitude to joining a forward-thinking school.

Under the guidance of the class teacher, you would be working as part of a team to promote the emotional, physical and educational development of pupils and specifically supporting the learning and personal development of named pupils with an EHCP/SEND to enable them to make best use of the educational opportunities available.

You will be employed to provide additional teaching support to children with SEND who require additional support, the contract will be for a fixed term until 31st August 2027.

The role will be Monday to Friday term time from 8.30am to 3.10pm including a 30 minute unpaid lunch break and half an hour per day MDSA duty under a separate contract paid at NGC grade J2; the hours of work will be 28.33 hours per week over 39 weeks (44.85 paid weeks).

Your role will include contributing to the delivery and monitoring of interventions for individuals and small groups, supporting assessments and evidencing learning, working with the teacher to create stimulating classroom displays and learning resources plus building positive relationships with the children by being an approachable, caring and supportive role model.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found before the closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that we see your application.