Teaching Assistant Level 2

36 days generous annual leave entitlement (pro rata)
- Employee benefits platform as well as discounted gym membership
- Employee assistance programme

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Job title**: Teaching Assistant (Level Two)
**Responsible to**: School leadership and management team

JOB PURPOSE

Work alongside support staff, teachers and the leadership team to design and deliver personalised learning programmes that effectively prepare autistic and/or neurodivergent children and young people for the next stage in their education, employment or lives.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To work towards the achievement of Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools within first year of employment (if qualification has not already been achieved).

2. Build positive and collaborative relationships with pupils and colleagues.
3. Help to deliver person-centred support for all pupils, including 1:1, paired and small group lessons.
4. Assist with supervision of pupils at all times, both on and off site, ensuring safety measures are in line with health and safety and risk assessment policies and procedures.
5. Assist with the development and implementation of Individualised Education Plans (IEPs),

Behaviour plans and targets for individual programmes.
6. Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people at all times and protect them from risk of harm.
7. Comply with the Society’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and report any concerns to the appropriate person.
8. Safeguard the confidentiality of information relating to pupils, in accordance with NEAS policies.
9. Promote independence and self-esteem, providing feedback to pupils in relation to achievement and progress (as directed by the teacher).
10. Contribute to monitoring the health and wellbeing of pupils according to the school’s policy on Positive and Proactive Support.
11. Implement a range of personalised strategies to support children and young people with their communication and sensory needs.
12. Prepare learning environments for lessons and help to tidy up afterwards.
13. Provide input into the review and development of lesson plans and pupil progress.
14. Provide clerical/admin support as required and keep all monitoring charts and records up to date.
15. Gather and report information from parents, carers, residential and other professionals, prioritising the needs of the pupil at all times.
16. Contribute to the inclusiveness of the school, working in an anti-discriminatory manner at all times.
17. Provide support for pupils in relation to their personal care needs as required.

**Revised October 2021**

18. Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required, including appraisals and supervisions.

19. Complete all mandatory training in the timescale required, including e-learning.
20. Provide temporary cover, so far as is practicable, for team members and other teams in their absence.
21. Any other duties commensurate with the grading of the post.

**Commitment to safeguarding**

The North East Autism Society is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. We recognise it’s our responsibility to take all reasonable steps to promote safe practice and to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm, abuse and exploitation.

Employees and volunteers will endeavour to work together to encourage the development of an ethos which embraces difference and diversity and respects the rights of those we support.

**Supporting autistic individuals**

Supporting autistic and/or neurodivergent people in a specialist education setting provides a rewarding and diverse day-to-day job, however aspects of the role can be demanding. This includes times of crisis when it may be hard to understand and respond to the needs of those we support.

Some of the children, young people and adults we support may have additional, co-occurring conditions including communication and/ or physical disabilities or difficulties meaning certain environments can be overwhelming and stressful. While others will have encountered placements breaking down in the past, relationships changing and other traumatic situations.

Crisis situations do occur and while full ongoing training, peer and managerial support is offered, the role does require resilience and a strength of character alongside the ability to put training theory into practice.

**ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE**
**Education and **CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools* GCSE (or equivalent) maths and English*
**training**
- *If not already achieved, you must be willing to work towards within your first year (paid *Please note, NEAS can arrange an online test for anyone unable to satisfy for by the Society)_ _the above_

**Experience **Strong communication skills, both written and verbal Experience supporting autistic and/or neurodiv