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Teaching Assistant (1:1 SEND)

Fieldhead Primary Academy, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9BX

This job expired on 15 June 2023 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  15 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until August 2024
• Actual salary: 19000

What skills and experience we're looking for

Fieldhead Primary Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed individual to work as a Teaching Assistant primarily with a child who has SEMH needs.

We require the successful candidate to –

• Develop a holistic approach to meeting Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, enabling learners to make good progress by working with teachers, other support staff, families and external agencies.
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans, Risk Assessments, Personal Care and Therapy Care programmes for a designated group/form.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with students and interact with them according to individual needs.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students
• Encourage students to interact with others and engage in activities led by teachers.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
• To help students develop resilience and independence, both learning in lessons and forming positive relationships with peers and staff.
• Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement under the guidance of teachers.
• To develop and enhance expertise in supporting students with complex social, emotional and mental health needs by attending training and working alongside relevant internal and external professionals such as psychologists and therapists.
• To provide support in the delivery of specialist interventions, taking a lead where appropriate.
• To sustain an active engagement with families of designated students to help them explore issues and make changes in areas that may be affecting their child’s learning and development. This may involve home visits.
• To track the progress of students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs using the available data and monitor the impact of interventions, sharing this with the SENCo and other relevant professionals.

What the school offers its staff

The role will offer the suitable candidate the opportunity to work in an inclusive and supportive environment which aims to provide the best learning experiences for its pupils. The school is committed to ensuring that all pupils can participate in a variety of activities to support them in their journey towards becoming confident lifelong learners.

Further details about the role

Further details can be found in the recruitment pack

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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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment Form 5 - Equal Opp monitoring Form.docx - 84.9 KB (opens in new tab)

20230427 LSA SEND Vacancy information pack for candidates.pdf - 259 KB (opens in new tab)

About Fieldhead Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fieldhead Primary Academy website
• Email address: fieldhead@focus-trust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01924 473016
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fieldhead-primary-academy

Arranging a visit to Fieldhead Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email fieldhead@focus-trust.co.uk.

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