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  • Job start date

    6 January 2025

  • Closing date

    26 November 2024 at 8am

  • Date listed

    11 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Hours: Minimum 20.5 hours, but must include Monday 0830-1630 up to 33.75 hours Monday, term time plus INSETs and Twilights

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,979 to £29,777

Additional allowances

SEN £1,456

What skills and experience we're looking for

Skills and Abilities

q Sound literacy and numeracy skills

q Ability to make use of ICT to support pupils’ learning

q Able to confidently and competently apply knowledge and skills acquired from training into a practical classroom context

q Good planning and organisational skills

q Ability to motivate and encourage pupils

q Understand and be confident in use of :

o Relevant technology and AAC.

o See and Learn

o Colourful Semantics

o Clicker

Qualifications & Experience

q Relevant qualifications to include either A Levels, NVQ3 (including English and Maths) or NNEB plus GCSEs grades A to C or Sub level 3 vocational qualification

q Demonstrable and relevant SEN experience

q 3 years’ experience with pupils with learning difficulties

q Appropriate Specialism Subject qualification

q Demonstrable and relevant experience within a school based setting

q Qualified First Aider

Knowledge

q Knowledge of the Early Year’s curriculum or national curriculum

q Understanding the child protection, safeguarding and bullying issues and able to demonstrate understanding of own accountabilities

q Knowledge of the key factors that can affect the way pupils learn

q Demonstrate knowledge of the key factors that can affect the ways pupils learn

q Awareness of and willing to promote the School’s social inclusion policies and practices

q Have a good knowledge of the strategies and interventions that you will be required to use and model/train staff in the use of:

o RWI

o Pre-Phonics and Phonics

o Visual Phonics

o LExplore

o Multi-sensory approaches to Literacy

o Reading assessments and the Reading spine

Skills and Abilities

q Sound literacy and numeracy skills

q Ability to make use of ICT to support pupils’ learning

q Able to confidently and competently apply knowledge and skills acquired from training into a practical classroom context

q Good planning and organisational skills

q Ability to motivate and encourage pupils

q Understand and be confident in use of :

o Relevant technology and AAC.

o See and Learn

o Colourful Semantics

o Clicker


What the school offers its staff

  • Training: A full induction and on the job training with a commitment to supporting and coaching you towards excellent practice
  • Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance with a supportive whole staff team and governing body
  • an exciting and challenging role
  • a fantastic pupil population with supportive parents and families
  • a highly professional staff team
  • onsite parking

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

The role of Specialist Communication Assistant is an exciting opportunity for the right person to be involved with the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the communication intervention programmes as well as raising expectations for pupils with SEN. They will be taking individual pupils or small groups and work with them, supporting their learning and development.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider

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About Brookfields Special School

School type
Special school, ages 3 to 19
School size
222 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0118 942 1382

SEN School catering for 3 to 19 year olds

Arranging a visit to Brookfields Special School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@brookfields.w-berks.sch.uk.

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