Job Description

Teaching Assistant:

Teaching Assistant ( Learning Support Assistant)

Special needs teaching assistants help children with a range of learning, physical or behavioural difficulties. You may work in a special school that supports children with a range of moderate, severe or complex special educational needs. You could have a different job title, such as special needs classroom assistant, learning support assistant, support worker or special needs assistant.

As a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) teaching assistant, you may work with children who have:

mild to moderate learning difficulties (MLD) specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia (SPLD) physical disabilities (PD) hearing or visual impairment (HI, VI) social, emotional or mental health issues (SEMH) helping with school work alongside the teacher preparing learning materials, usually adapted from the teachers plans to suit the students you work with encouraging children to be confident and independent helping children to understand instructions contributing to a child's care plan (education, social, behaviour and personal) encouraging children to communicate, sometimes using non-verbal means of communication such as Makaton or PECs supporting children during social activities and outings helping children during therapy sessions recognising when children are upset and comforting them looking after children's physical needs Assist the classroom teacher with the preparation of lessons, materials, and the overall organization of the environment Provide students with instruction under the supervision of the classroom teacher Attend to the pupil's personal care needs including toileting Support students in transit to/ from home to the school by acting as an escort on the bus, when required.
Attend and participate in staff meetings and trainings

At times it may be requested that additional cleaning duties are completed to support a healthy environment, we ask for your compliance in this regard. Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.
Communicate important information efficiently with team and classroom teacher

NOTE: CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AN EQUIVALENCY

Job Type: Full-time