Achievement Support Assistant

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; United States; On-site; USD 26,100 - 26,942; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Training & development

Term-time only

Gym membership

Wellbeing day

Friendly staff

Equal opportunities

Job summary

East Park Primary School, part of Horizon Academy Trust, seeks an Achievement Support Assistant on a fixed-term basis for one year, linked to EHCP pupils.

The post is 32.5 hours per week, term-time only, with a salary of £19,497–£20,126 per annum (actual). Visits to the school are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience with Education Health Care Plans (EHCP).
• Ability to promote self-esteem and independence.
• Strong safeguarding awareness and collaboration with staff.

Responsibilities

• Set challenging expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
• Promote good pupil behaviour and handle conflicts per procedures.
• Support academic, social, emotional development of individuals and groups.
• Assist in maximizing attainment and accelerating progress.
• Assist with development/implementation of IEPs and Personal Care plans when needed.
• Provide feedback to pupils on progress toward academic, social, and learning skills.
• Liaise with staff regarding safeguarding, SEND needs and wellbeing.
• Provide detailed feedback to teachers on attainment and attitudes.

Skills

EHCP experience

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Achievement Support Assistant to join our hardworking and dedicated staff. This post is fixed-term for one year, primarily linked to pupils with an Education Health Care Plan - EHCP.

Contract Details

Grade: 4, Scp 7 - 9, £19,497 - £20,126 per annum (actual salary)

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only (190 days)

Contract Type: Fixed-term

Job Requirements

The successful candidate will:

• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with school procedures encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
• Support the academic, social, emotional and development of individuals and groups of pupils understanding clearly how pupils learn.
• Provide effective support to maximise attainment and accelerate the progress of individuals and groups of pupils.
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes when necessary.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress towards academic, social, behavioural and learning skills.
• Liaise closely with appropriate staff in relation to safeguarding, behaviour, SEND needs and wellbeing issues.
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ attainment, progress, behaviour and attitudes to learning.

Further information regarding this post can be found in the job description and person specification.

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange.

We can offer

• A supportive, friendly and dedicated staff team.
• Positive, well-behaved and happy pupils who are eager to learn.
• A vision that is underpinned by high expectations and wanting the very best for our pupils.
• A workplace dedicated to equal opportunities.
• Employee Pension Scheme (East Riding Pension Fund).
• Excellent Training & Development opportunities.
• A bespoke wellbeing offer including a mutually agreed day to be used for your benefit.
• Term time only working.
• Discounted gym membership.

Although this post is attached to East Park Primary School, as an employee of Horizon Academy Trust you may be required to work at other schools in the MAT.

Safeguarding Statement

Horizon Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation and religion.

Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), a Children’s Barred List Check, a Section 128 and Prohibition Check where applicable, satisfactory online check, identity check, medical clearance, proof of qualifications, satisfactory references and eligibility to work in the UK check.