Job Description

Provide early intervention to promote the educational and social development of identified pupil/s under the direction and guidance of the Head of Inclusion and Class Teacher.

Minimum Qualifications SEN qualification

- Diploma

Minimum Experience

2 years SEN experience



Main Duties
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Provide support for individual pupils, within a group context or individually, both inside and outside of the classroom to enable them to fully participate in a range of activities during the school day.
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Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety.
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Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils, link to the student's IEP goals and contribute to the monitoring of their progress and attainment.
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Support the individual pupil/s in relation to their additional support needs e.g., academic, physical, emotional, and behavioural difficulties and help develop their social and communication skills.
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Assist home room and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records.
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Prepare necessary resources to assist the identified student to access or differentiate the curriculum in order to support learning.
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Promote independence, by teaching clear and meaningful strategies to the student.
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Support the aims of the school, comply with the requirements of health and safety, code of conduct and other relevant legislation and school policies.
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Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.
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Attend training sessions and professionals' meetings as required.
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Work with other professionals e.g. speech therapists, occupational therapists etc, as needed.
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Build a close working relationship with home room and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly.
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Understand other duties from time to time as the principal / Head of Inclusion require


Specific Duties
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Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality - respecting that the Head of Inclusion, Home room and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents.
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Academic assistance
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Giving individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher / providing group instruction where appropriate
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Demonstrating various instructional activities
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Monitoring work assigned by the teacher - checking and correcting individual students work in line with school policy, while in progress.
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Keeping individual pupil and peers on task
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Praising and reinforcing the achievements of pupils/reporting pupil progress to the teacher
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Prepare materials for the individual as needed, to scaffold their classroom learning.
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Supervising individual pupil/s in the classroom, specialist lessons and other locations
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Participating in development of behaviour policy / promoting pupils self-esteem and discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy
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Attend and subsequently deliver intervention for SaLT / OT / ABA therapy to help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising the impact of therapy.
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Attend ECA/trips and visits.
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Experienced IA may be asked to mentor new IA - new IA may be asked to participate mentoring