Sen Teaching Assistant
Location: King’s Lynn, Norfolk
Pay: £86 -£98 Per Day (Inclusive of 12.07% Holiday Pay)
Contract: Temp to Perm Full-Time (Monday – Friday)
Our partner school in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, is an alternative education provision dedicated to supporting students with social, emotional, and mental health challenges in small, focused groups. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a welcoming team of specialists as an SEN Teaching Assistant. The role requires flexibility, sensitivity, patience, and resilience, making it both challenging and highly rewarding.
As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will complement the professional work of teachers by supporting learning activities in accordance with school policies and guidelines. Your role may involve assisting individuals, small groups, or even whole classes, and you’ll also be responsible for supporting assessments, recording progress, and reporting on student achievement, behaviour, and development.
SEN Teaching Assistant Job Description:
• Organise appropriate learning environments and resources.
• Within an agreed system of supervision, support teaching and learning activities for individuals, groups or the whole class.
• Monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies against defined learning intentions.
• Record learning using a range of mechanisms.
• Provide objective and accurate feedback as required on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.
• Escort and supervise pupils on planned educational visits and journeys.
• To provide for the management and care of pupil’s personal needs, e.g. toileting, changing, dressing, managing and implementing specific eating and drinking programmes.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all learners within the classroom.
• Encourage learners to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all learners in activities.
• Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement and self-reliance.
• Provide feedback to learners in relation to progress and achievement
• Support the role of parents in pupils’ learning and contribute to meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback on learner progress/ achievement etc.
• Support or deliver learning activities, within an agreed system of supervision, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/ needs.
• Use ICT effectively to support learning activities and develop learners’ competence and independence in its use.
• Select and prepare resources necessary to lead learning activities, taking account of pupils’ interests and language and cultural backgrounds in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
SEN Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:
• Supervise pupils during break times (including before and after the pupils’ normal school day) and to plan and organise play and club activities as appropriate.
• Respect the confidentiality of pupil information and respond sensitively to pupils' needs.
• Comply with and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, quality assurance, confidentiality and data protection, reporting concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/ work/ aims of the organisation.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/ professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
• To take reasonable care for own health and safety and any other person(s) who may be affected by acts or omissions at work, in accordance with Health & Safety legislation.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties from time to time as may be directed by the Headteacher or his/her nominee.
• Must have a Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, or ability to commute to Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
SEN Teaching Assistant Additional information:
Inspire EHC & our partner school in King's Lynn, Norfolk are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants are subject to a satisfactory enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and at least two independent references.
Inspire EHC Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer, Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live. We unable to provide Sponsorship currently.
If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey of growth and impact, we invite you to join our team as a SEN Teaching Assistant. Apply now and unleash your potential as you inspire and uplift the lives of pupils in our partner school in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
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