SEND Teaching Assistant

SEND Teaching AssistantHarrow ASAP Start £100 per day Duties and Responsibilities: To work under the instruction of ARMS Unit SEND Lead Practitioner/SLT/SENDCo. Work will be under the direction of the Lead Practitioner, assisting children in the classroom and providing targeted support for the individual child and/or small groups of children. Purpose of Post: To support the education of pupils with SEND to overcome barriers to learning in a mainstream setting. To be committed to the highest expectations and “learning without limits” ethos. Support for the Children: ·Supervise and support children ensuring their safety and access to learning; ·Establish good relationship with children, being aware of, and responding appropriately to, individual needs; ·Promote the inclusion of all children; this may include supporting pupils with personal care needs; ·Encourage children to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher; ·Encourage children to act independently as appropriate; ·Support children in using ICT as directed; ·Prepare and maintain equipment/resources as directed by the teacher and assist children in their use; ·Support language acquisition and the development of speaking and listening skills; ·Support children to understand instructions; ·To provide specialist support under the guidance of therapists and other professionals; ·Support children in respect of national curriculum at key stages 1 and 2 and/or EYFS as directed by the teacher; ·Work with other professionals e.g. speech therapist, occupational therapist as necessary; Support for the Teacher ·Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment, including displays; ·Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on children’s achievement, progress, problems etc; ·Keep appropriate assessment records of children’s progress; ·Promote positive behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage children to take responsibility for their own behaviour; ·Provide administrative support, e.g. photocopying, typing, filing etc; ·Gather/report information from/to parents/carers as directed; ·Assist with the planning of learning activities and organisation of suitable resources; Training and Qualifications ·The successful candidate will have either undertaken training internally or hold an external qualification (e.g. NVQ Teaching Assistant course or similar). The successful candidate must also meet the requirements as set out in the National Occupational Standards for Support Staff. Experience: ·Candidates should have had relevant and recent experience of working with children across the primary phase in a school environment; ·Recent and effective experience of supporting children within whole class environment and in a 1:1 or small group setting; ·Experience of working with children who have Special Educational Needs; including pupils with ASD, Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties and/or those with speech language and communication difficulties If you are an outstanding individual who has the relentless drive, boundless enthusiasm and the resilience for a challenging but rewarding new opportunity, then we’d love to hear from you.  We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references. This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.