Sen Teaching Assistant

Role Profile

Teaching Assistant

Site: Main Site and the Arts and Media Centre

Annual Salary: Band 4 £24,575-£26,293 (actual salary £21,644-£23,158 pro rata)

Hours: 8.20am to 4.30pm Monday - Thursday, 8.20am to 3:40pm Friday including half hour unpaid break.

Terms: Permanent and fixed term opportunities available.

3 months probationary period

Responsible to: Class Teacher

Supporting and delivering learning (Leadership / Creativity / Problem Solving)
- Work with teaching staff to deliver teaching and learning strategies to support the cognition and learning provision as indicated in the Education Health and Care Plan and more widely across the curriculum. This will be supported by ongoing training.
- Work under the direct instruction of teachers in the classroom to support the students.
- Understand and be familiar with the therapeutic strategies for each student as specified in their Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and Educational Psychology (EP) reports and work with teachers and therapists to ensure they are integrated in classroom practice.
- Understand and be familiar with the teaching and learning requirements and strategies set out in each student’s EHCP and EP reports, and work with teachers and therapists to ensure they are integrated in classroom practice.
- Identify the individual needs of the student, how they evolve over time and to put in place and adapt interventions to support the child in accessing their learning in a classroom-based environment.
- Work with teachers, the student and parents to ensure that Individual Behaviour Support Plans are written, kept up to date and are being used.
- Occasional supervision of class groups during short term absence of teachers.
- Support student access to the curriculum by differentiating learning activities where appropriate.
- Provide feedback to students on their progress, achievement and attainment.
- Know how to use skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT to support students learning.
- To develop an understanding of how to support the students in relation to their specific needs.
- Prepare the classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards. Assist with the display of students’ work.
- Deliver intervention and support strategies for specific Students as directed by the teacher.
- Support or lead Discovery Day activities.
- Support students in accessing physical activity / PE.
- Motivate and encourage the students.
- Attend Multi-disciplinary Team meetings to ensure that provision for individual students is appropriate.
- Attend weekly CPD training and take responsibility for one’s own professional development.
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities within contracted hours as required.
- To support any homework, out-of-class assignments, additional learning and coursework for examinations (where appropriate) at the direction of the teacher.

Communication and Language Skills (Listening / Speaking)
- To work with the therapists to provide our universal OT, SaLT and literacy, tutor and small group programmes following training from our in-house therapy team.
- Help students develop and practice social skills, facilitate interactions and help develop appropriate relationships.
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.

Pastoral Care (Teamwork/ Staying Positive)
- Develop a positive relationship with students to support progress and attainment and promote self-esteem and independence.
- Assist in student supervision and supporting student’s in managing their behaviour throughout the day including break and lunch times, in line with school procedures.
- Support the administration of medication in line with the school’s medication policy.
- Support the promotion of positive relationships with parents and outside agencies.
- Lead enrichment activities at lunch time to enable students to develop their social communication skills and develop friendships.
- Take responsibility for signing students in and out and safely moving between sites as appropriate.
- Communicate with parents following any incidents.

Record Keeping (Problem Solving/ Team work)
- Provide the teacher with objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, on student achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
- Support in the writing of individual student risk assessments.
- Regularly record evidence of progress against EHCP targets in Provision Map.
- Support students to compile paperwork for the Annual Review and attend Annual Reviews for each child in their tutor group when required.

Safeguarding
- To comply with safeguarding policies, procedures and code of conduct.
- To demonstrate a personal commitment to safeguarding and student/colleague wellbeing.
- To ensure that any safeguarding concerns or incidents are reported appropriately in line with policy.
- To engage in safeguarding training when required.
- Other reason