Teaching Assistant - Special Support Centre (Temporary)

Felpham Community College; Bognor Regis; Presencial; GBP 18.000 - 24.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Felpham Community College in England is seeking a skilled Teaching Assistant to work in the Special Support Centre, supporting autistic children and young people within the SSC.

You will collaborate with the Lead Teacher and HLTA, support emotional regulation, assist in lessons across the main school and SSC, and maintain records for Annual Reviews while communicating with autistic learners using declarative language.

Formación

• Experience working directly with autistic learners.
• Knowledge of SEND and autism double empathy and related neurodiversity issues.

Responsabilidades

• Support autistic students in the SSC and in lessons across the wider school.
• Maintain records to demonstrate progress for Annual Review meetings.
• Communicate with autistic learners using declarative language and adapt communication to individual needs.

Conocimientos

Emotional regulation

Neurodiversity awareness

Autism understanding

Interpersonal communication

Descripción del empleo

Ourrecently built Special Support Centre (SSC), for autistic young people,accommodates 12 children with an EHCP, whereby social communication differencesare identified as being the primary area of need. We are looking to recruit ahighly skilled and knowledgeable TA to work directly with autistic children andyoung people within the SSC in an autism affirming way, placing the youngperson at the heart of decision making.

Youwill work closely with the Lead Teacher and HLTA of the SSC and daily roleswill include supporting emotional regulation, supporting young people inlessons across the wider mainstream school environment, facilitating completionof classroom tasks (both across the mainstream setting and within the SSC asnecessary) and advocating for neurodiversity. This role has an increased levelof emotional demands, so the candidate must demonstrate emotional resiliencealongside an empathetic nature.

Youwill maintain accurate records to effectively demonstrate the young person’sachievement and progress and share this information for statutory Annual Reviewmeetings. Due to the complex differences of the young people within the SSC,there is a need for candidates to demonstrate sound interpersonal andcommunication skill and an understanding of how to communicate with autisticpeople, using declarative language.

Candidatesmust display a good knowledge of special educational needs, specificallyautism, the double empathy problem and co-occurring neurodiversity’s such asADHD and Speech and Language differences, although additional training will beavailable.

Thesuccessful candidate will need to demonstrate their ability to reflect andevaluate their own practice.