Teaching Assistant with 1:1 SEND Support at Greenford School

1 week ago

Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset Council UK Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year

The Leadership Team and Governors of our school would love to appoint
a committed, enthusiastic and inspiring teaching assistant
to support children with additional needs in Key Stage One.

Our school is a welcoming and fully inclusive rural school at the centre of a village community. The successful applicants, who will join our supportive team will have a strong commitment to creating engaging and adaptive provision, which enables all children to flourish and reach their full potential. We will consider any special skills, experience or training within SEND provision, either mainstream or specialist.

The Role
Within this role, you will be working within Key Stage One to support language and communication needs, alongside social, emotional and mental health needs.

We will require a Teaching Assistant who can build a positive rapport with SEND children and support them throughout their day at school.

We are a Therapeutic Thinking school, which offers a range of sensory led activities. This includes amongst other things: Forest School / animal care / gardening / outside play / music / baking / crafts. Support will focus predominantly on igniting the young persons' passions and helping them to discover and celebrate their own unique talents and interests. Over time, this support will gradually move towards increased time in class working on adaptive teaching activities, alongside their peers.

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We Will Offer

  • A fun and nurturing learning environment with enthusiastic and dedicated staff, who work to achieve the very best for all our young people
  • A commitment to your own professional development through full training along with consistent support throughout the academic year
  • Supportive working relationships with specialist teachers
  • Regular supervision sessions
  • A genuine commitment to supporting positive staff mental health and well-being

Recent and relevant experience of working with children with special educational needs, in at least one primary setting is desirable, but not essential as training will be given.
Job shares will also be considered for the right applicants.
The Successful Candidate Will

  • Be dynamic, resilient, creative and hard working with a positive 'can-do' nature
  • Have good organisational and communication skills
  • Be able to work as part of a team and establish positive relationships with pupil, parents, Governors and staff
  • Have a reflective and evaluative approach to their practice

If you feel you meet our criteria and you are interested in joining us we would love to hear from you. Further information about the school can be found on the school website.

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