Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship at Claycots School

• Supervise and provide particular support for children, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans, Behaviour Plans and Care Plans as required
• Establish constructive relationships with children and positively interact with them
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
• Provide feedback to children in relation to progress and attainment under the guidance of the Class Teacher
• Provide personal care to children such as changing, supporting with toileting and illness as required.
• Carry out effective playground supervision at break and lunchtimes in the Dining Hall and on the playground
• Provide first aid support to all children, keep effective records and escalate in line with the school policy. Contact parents where necessary.
• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of children’s work.
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support the children to achieve their learning goals.
• Assist with the planning of learning activities
• Monitor children’s responses to learning activities and accurately record attainment/progress as directed
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on children’s achievement, progress, problems etc
• Promote good behaviour, in line with the school’s Behaviour policy, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents, recording them on SIMs and escalating if necessary
• Establish professional relationships with parents/carers.
• Administer routine tests and undertake routine marking of children’s work under the direction of the class teacher
• Manage and coordinate library sessions for children either as a class or small groups in line with the Library Timetable.
• Provide ad hoc, short term cover for lessons as required
• Provide administration support eg taking register, photocopying, research, filing, collecting money etc as required.

The successful candidate will obtain a Level 3 Teaching Assistant SEND Pathway Apprenticeship standard qualification.

Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

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