Teaching Support Assistant (SEN UNIT Supporting Autistic Children)

Children First; Enfield; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Children First Academy Trust in Edmonton is seeking an excellent teaching support assistant to join a specialist SEND unit. You will complement teachers, help with planning and provide support to pupils within a collaborative team.

We value continuous professional development and a supportive environment with opportunities to grow. You will contribute to curriculum development and safeguarding, helping to improve outcomes for children at risk while working closely with educators.

Qualifications

• Ability to support planning and monitoring of lessons.
• Assist with assessment activities and pupil progress.
• Commitment to safeguarding and behaviour policies.

Responsibilities

• Complement curriculum delivery under supervision.
• Collaborate with teaching staff and share responsibility for pupils.
• Use knowledge to assist with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes.
• Contribute to teachers' planning and preparation of lessons including resources.
• Provide support for children within the team when a teacher is unavailable.
• Support teachers in evaluating pupils' progress through assessment activities.
• Implement school policies relating to behaviour and safeguarding.
• Contribute to curriculum development, school policies and procedures.
• Pass vetting checks including Enhanced DBS and overseas criminal record checks if applicable.
• Be enthusiastic about children with a caring, nurturing approach.

Skills

Caring approach

Team collaboration

Planning & assessment

Enthusiasm for children

Job description

• Complement the teacher's delivery of the curriculum under the direction and supervision of qualified teachers
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff and share in their responsibility for the development and education of all pupils
• Use their knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes

Responsibilities will include;

• Contribute to teachers' planning and preparation of lessons at various stages of the planning cycle including resources
• Provide support for children, within the team, when a teacher is unavailable
• Support teachers in evaluating pupils' progress through a range of assessment activities
• Implement all school policies relating to behaviour and safeguarding
• Contribute to curriculum development, school policies and procedures
• Prior to appointment, the successful applicant will be required to pass our vetting checks including social media checks and an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If you have lived abroad, you will need to provide an overseas criminal record certificate.
• Are you enthusiastic about children and have a caring, nurturing approach?

We are looking for an excellent and inspirational teaching support assistant to join us in an exciting opportunity to be part of a team in a specialist SEND unit in the heart of Edmonton.

The Children First Academy Trust is a growing Trust, bringing together schools that believe in the power of excellent education. We value and invest in our staff. We’re creating a structured professional learning offer and enjoying embedding a culture of continuous development for all. If you join us you will want to dedicate yourself to mastering your craft as an educator, you will be surrounded by evidence-based pedagogy and a cutting-edge curriculum.

We have plenty of space for you and your pupils to develop; with wonderful fields and opportunities for outside classrooms. Our teachers are leading practitioners who are passionate about making the best decisions for their pupils, we warmly welcome diversity of experience.

You will need to be completely committed to making a difference to the lives of children because many are at risk of not succeeding. They need you alongside them, helping them to outrun the challenges of economic disadvantage.

You’ll also have:

• a local government pension scheme with generous employer contribution
• Employee benefits and rewards, including a cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme