Teaching Assistant (With SEND Support)

Teaching Assistant (with SEND support)

Location: Clifton, Bedfordshire

School: Clifton All Saints Academy

Salary:

Contract: 30 hours per week - term time only

Clifton All Saints Academy are seeking to appoint two supportive and nurturing Teaching Assistants to work with children with SEND.

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individuals to work alongside our class teachers across all areas of the curriculum. The school has an excellent reputation for supporting children with SEND and as a result of this we have several opportunities to support SEND pupils in a range of roles in a provision and class based environment. These roles are across the school including in our pre-school.

The role requires you to:

Support pupils in a classroom, internal provision, including 1:1 support for children with SEND needs

deliver a range of structured interventions (Hamish and Milo, SNIP, SCERT)

promote inclusion through the development of social skills, language and emotional well-being.

work under the direction of the class teacher and SENDCO and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school.

to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given situations with integrity and compassion.

support children with a range of SEND needs

Desirable characteristics:

experience in working with children with SEND in a 1:1 role

experience supporting children with ASD, Speech and Language, Global Delay and Cognition and Learning difficulties

experience supporting intimate care

experience supporting children with language delay and social communication difficulties

experience supporting children with social emotional and mental health difficulties

There is an element of midday lunch supervision within this role.

In return we can offer you:

A truly child centred, friendly and holistic school

A strong team and school community

A caring Christian ethos

A safe and nurturing environment for our staff as well as our pupils

A supportive and solution focused SLT who are dedicated to school improvement

An SLT who are experienced in coaching and mentoring

As well as:

Progression pathways

Comprehensive whole school CPD programme

Comprehensive individual CPD programme

Staff discount for onsite Wrap Around Care

Onsite parking

We will hold rolling interviews until the positions are filled.

Please call for an informal chat about the post, arrange a visit or apply now and take a step towards your future career at Clifton All Saints Academy.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools. Applicants may be subject to online searches.