3 x SEND Support Assistants

Vacancy Summary

3 x SEND Support Assistants

Required for September 2022
31.25 hours per week, fixed term contract until 31st August 2023
TTO - Band 5 SCP 4 to 6

Low Ash Primary School, a well-resourced 2 form entry school on the outskirts of Bradford, is looking to recruit 3 enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated Special Educational Needs Support Assistants to work on a 1:1 basis or with small groups of children.

Vacancy Information

We are looking for someone who:

• Is caring, flexible and reliable
• Has the ability to communicate effectively with parents and staff
• Is able to work on your own initiative
• Is willing to go the ‘extra mile’

The successful candidates will be focusing on children who have the following needs. Please state on your application form which children you would like to work with.

• • Child 1 - social interaction and communication needs
  • Child 2 - social interaction and communication difficulties and associated social, emotional mental health difficulties
  • Child 3 - physical, medical and communication difficulties

The successful applicant will:

• Provide direct support in and/or out of class for a pupil who has been identified as having the following needs:
  • Child 1 - social interaction and communication difficulties, ensuring appropriate integration into class(es)
  • Child 2 - social interaction and communication difficulties and associated social, emotional mental health difficulties, ensuring appropriate integration into class(es)
  • Child 3 - physical, medical and communication difficulties, ensuring appropriate integration into class(es)
• Work with the identified pupil within class or when they may need time away from class, individually or in a group, supporting their continued learning and the successful reintegration into class, as directed by the Class Teacher and Inclusion Leader
• Establish a working partnership with pupils that models social interactions and improves their social, physical and academic skills, raises their self-esteem and provides small group opportunities for English and maths and other educational tasks
• Assist in keeping detailed records of pupil’s behaviour, attainment and attendance in order to produce reports for multi-agency meetings, termly reviews or when required
• Assist with the pupil’s educational and additional needs including personal care as needed
• Potentially, from time to time, be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and level of responsibility defined in this job description
• Have a passion to raise standards for children with SEND, particularly those with the following needs
  • Child 1 - social interaction and communication needs
  • Child 2 - social interaction and communication difficulties and associated social, emotional mental health difficulties
  • Child 3 - physical, medical and communication difficulties
• Have a calm, positive, patient and confident manner

We can offer:

• Supportive induction & training
• Support from the School's Leadership Team
• Children who are lively, polite and enthusiastic about their learning
• A dedicated, friendly staff team
• A commitment to your professional development
• A commitment to supporting mental health for all

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.  Please contact Mrs Giedrojt, School Business Manager on 01274 582927 to arrange this.

Closing date: 12 noon, Wednesday 6th July 2022

Shortlisting: Friday 7th July 2022

Interviews: Week commencing 18th July 2022

In line with the immigration Act 2016; the Government has created a duty to ensure that all Public Authority staff working in customer facing roles can speak fluent English to an appropriate standard – for this role the post holder is required to meet the following Intermediate Threshold Level:

Be able to express themselves fluently and spontaneously with minimal effort. 

Low Ash Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required

Please note: CVs are not accepted for this post 

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