Goose Green Primary School Hiring for SEND Teaching Assistant Job at London, England Full Time

Job Description
SEND Teaching Assistant

Main purpose of the job:
The Teaching Assistant will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team, under the leadership and supervision of the teacher/senior staff. They will work with a named child(ren) with specific learning difficulties to access learning at their level. They will need to ensure that the learning environment meets the needs of the child.

Key responsibilities and tasks:

Support for Pupils

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils ensuring access to learning activities.
• Assist with the development and implementation of targets on Education and Health Care Plans.
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in learning activities led by the teacher.
• Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher.

Support for Teachers

• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans.
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
• Implement structured learning activities under the guidance of the teacher.
• Monitor the pupil’s responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed.
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on the pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
• Establish constructive and supportive relationships with parents/carers and pupils.
• Undertake routine marking of pupils’ work and occasionally administer routine tests.

Support for the Curriculum

• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses.
• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use.
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use.
• Adapt learning planned learning activities as needed to ensure learners are successful.

Support for the School

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health, safety and security and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Be aware of confidential issues linked to home/pupil/teacher/school/work and to keep confidences as appropriate
• Be aware of and support diversity and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required and be part of the pupil’s annual review.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

Health and Safety:

• Be aware of the responsibility for personal health, safety and welfare and that of others who may be affected by your actions or inactions.
• Co-operate with the employer on all issues to do with Health, Safety and Welfare.

Continuing Professional Development:

• To participate in the Performance Management Scheme.
• Undertake any professional development necessary as identified.

Additional points:

• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
• The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
• The job description may be subject to amendment or modification, should circumstances change, any changes will be discussed with you in the first instance. Should a disagreement arise, you will be afforded the opportunity of a meeting to resolve the matter with your line manager. You may wish to be accompanied at this meeting by a representative of your Trade Union if you so wish.

General Special Conditions of Service
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). The amendments to the Exceptions order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. The central offices are based in a school and candidates are required to comply with Trust safeguarding and DBS procedures.

Policies and Procedures
Ensure, comply and be aware of all school policies and procedures in relation to all aspects of the school’s management, teaching and learning.

Contacts and Relationships
Provide the specified standard and level of service that is expected, noting and passing on any shortfalls or potential improvements.

Maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance, conduct and positive courteous relations with pupils, parents/carers and colleagues.

Equalities
Ensure implementation of the School’s equal opportunities policies and its statutory responsibility with regard to other individuals and service delivery.

Data Protection
Nexus Education Schools Trust (NEST) is committed to protecting your privacy when you apply for a position with us. It is important to us that you can trust us to keep your information safe and to use it in ways that you will think are reasonable and ethical. NEST is the data controller for the information we hold about you, this means we control how your personal information is processed and for what purposes.

All staff are required to maintain confidentiality in relation to pupils, staff and parent information.
For further information please refer to our Data Protection Policy http://nestschools.org/nest-policies/

This job description may be amended at any time after discussion with you.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,776.00-£28,419.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift

Application question(s):

• Please note we cannot accept CVs. To apply, please download an application form and submit to [email protected]. Application packs can be downloaded from: https://schools.southwark.gov.uk/schoolshr/southwark-schools-job-vacancies)

Work Location: One location