Haywards Farm School is a small, Outstanding Independent school which is located in West Berkshire. The school is registered for 34 students. Many of the pupils enrolled at Haywards Farm School have a long and significant history of non-attendance and, as a result of their individual needs, are still not yet able to make successful transitions, without support, into the school environment. Pupils may present moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional, and mental health issues, autistic spectrum disorders and other special educational needs and disabilities. The Teaching Assistant / SEN Intervention Worker (Specialist SEMH 1:1 Support) will work specifically with a vulnerable student. The role will ensure the student has consistent one to one support that will help build trust in a school environment, promote great attendance, and build confidence academically to achieve in core subject areas and areas of vocational interest. The role will promote positive engagement in learning, support academic progress, development of life skills and positive behaviour outside of the school environment. Wherever possible, the role will support a successful transition beyond Haywards Farm School and promote the importance of achievement in core and vocational subjects and help to explore further learning and career goals. The role will involve building a good rapport with students, active listening, and providing assertive challenge and support to achieve results. The role will involve considerable flexibility, creativity, and therapeutic understanding to meet the needs of the student and those outlined in their EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan). Finally. The role will ensure that the health, safety, and welfare of all pupils at Amegreen Education is always held in the highest regard. Main duties of the role: Deliver 1:1 support designed to ensure that a student’s needs are met, providing them with the necessary tools to concentrate and complete tasks assigned to them. To support the engagement of the student in assessment and support packages/tools (G L Assessment and Accelerate reader) as part of the school assessment cycle. Listen to the student and guide them where appropriate, to giving feedback on their progress to parents and school staff. Work alongside school therapists to implement the strategies identified as part of assessment and also link all work with each student’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) objectives. Help plan and prepare for project work for pupils, drawing on a range of resources from within Future Education, and exploring with the student appropriate community facilities such as libraries, museums, alternative education provision, historical and archaeological sites, and other suitable venues (appropriate to the curriculum subjects timetabled). Equality and Diversity: Amegreen is committed to being an organisation that allows people to be their authentic selves in a safe and inclusive environment. We are actively building diverse teams therefore we welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. If you require any accessibility adjustments to support your application, please contact us. Safeguarding and GDPR: Amegreen Children’s Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, all positions are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and references. Adherence to Safeguarding and GDPR requirements and training on these policies and processes is mandatory for all employees. All employees are expected to understand and promote effective Safeguarding and GDPR practices in all aspects of their employment with Amegreen Children’s Services. Successful candidates will be required to go through a thorough safeguarding onboarding process which requires a full employment history review along with a completed enhanced DBS check