Teaching Assistant (With SEND Support)

Clifton All Saints Academy; Great Shefford; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Wrap Around Care discount

CPD programme

Job summary

Clifton All Saints Academy in Clifton, Bedfordshire, seeks two Teaching Assistants to support pupils with SEND across the curriculum. The roles involve 1:1 support, targeted interventions and collaboration with teachers and SENDCO, in a nurturing, inclusive environment.

Ideal candidates are flexible, motivated and capable of working across classrooms, including pre-school provision, with a commitment to safeguarding and child welfare.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with SEND in a 1:1 role.
• Experience supporting children with ASD, Speech and Language needs.
• Experience supporting intimate care and social-emotional needs.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils in a classroom and internal provision, including 1:1 for SEND needs.
• Deliver structured interventions using Hamish and Milo, SNIP and SCERT.
• Promote inclusion and social, language and emotional well-being.

Skills

SEND experience

1:1 support

classroom support

interventions delivery

Tools

Hamish and Milo

SNIP

SCERT

Job description

Teaching Assistant (with SEND support)

Location: Clifton, Bedfordshire

School: Clifton All Saints Academy

Salary:

Contract: 30 hours per week - term time only

Clifton All Saints Academy are seeking to appoint two supportive and nurturing Teaching Assistants to work with children with SEND.

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individuals to work alongside our class teachers across all areas of the curriculum. The school has an excellent reputation for supporting children with SEND and as a result of this we have several opportunities to support SEND pupils in a range of roles in a provision and class based environment. These roles are across the school including in our pre-school.

The role requires you to:

• Support pupils in a classroom, internal provision, including 1:1 support for children with SEND needs
• deliver a range of structured interventions (Hamish and Milo, SNIP, SCERT)
• promote inclusion through the development of social skills, language and emotional well-being.
• work under the direction of the class teacher and SENDCO and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school.
• to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given situations with integrity and compassion.
• support children with a range of SEND needs

Desirable characteristics

• experience in working with children with SEND in a 1:1 role
• experience supporting children with ASD, Speech and Language, Global Delay and Cognition and Learning difficulties
• experience supporting intimate care
• experience supporting children with language delay and social communication difficulties
• experience supporting children with social emotional and mental health difficulties
• There is an element of midday lunch supervision within this role.

In return we can offer you:

• A truly child centred, friendly and holistic school
• A strong team and school community
• A caring Christian ethos
• A safe and nurturing environment for our staff as well as our pupils
• A supportive and solution focused SLT who are dedicated to school improvement
• An SLT who are experienced in coaching and mentoring

As well as:

• Progression pathways
• Comprehensive whole school CPD programme
• Comprehensive individual CPD programme
• Staff discount for onsite Wrap Around Care
• Onsite parking

We will hold rolling interviews until the positions are filled.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools. Applicants may be subject to online searches.