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Special Education Needs Support Worker - Level 3

Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 4TP

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Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
22 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £22,737.00 - £23,114.00 Annually (FTE) SEN position- Based at our Church Avenue SEN provision- 32.5 hours, temp until 31.08.2025

Special Education Needs Support Worker - Level 3 job summary

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

At The Avenues-Belgrave St Bartholomew's 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

Implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as directed by the teacher, adjusting activities according to pupils’ responses as appropriate
Providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress and behaviour
Support the teacher in recording pupil progress/activities
Provide feedback to pupils in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher
Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of theteacher
Support pupils in social and emotional well-being, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate
Share information about pupils with other staff, parents / carers, internal and external agencies, asappropriate
Understand and support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils as required
Work with pupils on therapy or care programmes, designed and supervised by a therapist/care
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)
Administer medication in accordance with an agreed plan under direction of healthcare practitionerand following appropriate training
Update pupil records
Supervise individuals and groups of pupils throughout the day, including supervision in theclassroom, playground and dining areas
Assist with break-time supervision including facilitating games and activities
Assist with escorting pupils on educational visits
Support pupils in using basic ICT
Undertake moving and handling activities as required, assembling and cleaning away of equipment
Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within theacademy, raising any concerns following academy protocol/procedures
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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