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SPEECH AND LANGUAGE TEACHING ASSISTANT (PRIMARY OR SECONDARY)

Phoenix School, London, E3 2AD

This job expired on 10 May 2021 – see similar jobs

Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
10 May 2021 at 9am
Date listed
13 April 2021

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: NJC Scale 4 TTO Actual Starting Salary £20,884

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE TEACHING ASSISTANT (PRIMARY OR SECONDARY) job summary

We are looking to appoint experienced Teaching Assistants who will work within a class team and will have a key role in the implementation of Speech and Language programmes in the classroom.

You will:

Develop and prepare visual materials for therapy and classroom sessions.
Work under supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist and a class teacher.
Provide effective support to less experienced colleagues, modelling good practice.
Keep written records of pupil observations.
Assist in provision of training to staff and colleagues.
Carry out general Teaching Assistant responsibilities.
The post will include extensive in house and external training, to help further develop your skills with the opportunity to obtain further qualifications in Language and Communication. There will be support and supervision from the Speech and Language Therapy Department.

Pupils are aged between 3 and 18 and make very good progress with access to a broad, balanced and enriched curriculum. We are accredited National Autistic Society School and have been praised for our creative approach to working with children with autism and with their parents. The school has won a number of awards including the NASEN Parental Engagement Award.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Governing Body of the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and staff. The Executive Headteacher must ensure that the highest priority is given to following all safeguarding guidance and regulations. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS clearance. All of the school's Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are available on the school's website. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age.

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