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Special Education Needs Support Worker - Level 3

Offley Primary Academy, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1GY

This job expired on 11 November 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Monday 2nd December 2024

• Closing date

  11 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,737.00 - £23,114.00 Annually (FTE)

Special Education Needs Support Worker - Level 3 job summary

The St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, in partnership with Governors, staff and children of Offley Primary Academy are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our hard working and committed team.

At Offley Primary Academy our children come first. High expectations, mutual trust and respect are underpinned by a warm, supportive ethos. In the best interests of our children we work very closely with our partner Academies. The successful candidate will be working alongside a team of caring, enthusiastic, dedicated staff, who are well-supported by their Senior Leadership Team.

Job Purpose

To work with teachers as part of a professional team to support teaching and learning for SEN pupils.Providing learning support to pupils who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning, such as thosewith moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or behavioural, social, communication,sensory or physical disabilities.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

1. Implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as directed by the teacher, adjusting activities according to pupils’ responses as appropriate
2. Providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress and behaviour
3. Support the teacher in recording pupil progress/activities
4. Provide feedback to pupils in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher
5. Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of theteacher
6. Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate
7. Share information about pupils with other staff, parents / carers, internal and external agencies, asappropriate
8. Understand and support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils as required
9. Work with pupils on therapy or care programmes, designed and supervised by a therapist/care
10. Attend to pupils’ personal needs including toileting, hygiene, dressing and eating, as well as help withsocial, welfare and health matters, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate. Physically assistpupils in activities (may involve short periods of lifting, where mobility is an issue)
11. Administer medication in accordance with an agreed plan under direction of healthcare practitionerand following appropriate training
12. Update pupil records
13. Supervise individuals and groups of pupils throughout the day, including supervision in theclassroom, playground and dining areas
14. Assist with break-time supervision including facilitating games and activities
15. Assist with escorting pupils on educational visits
16. Support pupils in using basic ICT
17. Undertake moving and handling activities as required, assembling and cleaning away of equipment
18. Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within theacademy, raising any concerns following academy protocol/procedures
19. Any other duties appropriate to the post.
    

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Offley Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 445 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Offley Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/offley-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

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