Teaching Assistant

About The Company
Cavendish View School provides a nurturing and stimulating education for pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (A.S.C) and special education needs (S.E.N) from the ages of 5 to 11 years.
We provide every child with an exceptional educational experience which is enjoyable, stimulating and supportive, enabling them to reach their full potential. We are a small school but we have big ideas and do not set limits on what our children can both aspire to and achieve. Our goal is to give the children at Cavendish View School a window on the wider world.
Pupils benefit from a multi-disciplinary team consisting of teachers, a family liaison officer, teaching assistants, a speech and language therapist, an occupational therapist and a mental health practitioner.

About

The Role

Hours:

37.5 hours per week, term time only
£12.71 - £13.50 per hour
Job scope:  
To provide a high-quality education support service to students, in accordance with Company policies, procedures and practices and the standards set by the Regulatory Body.

Job Responsibilities:

Students:

To support the class teacher in order to ensure the delivery of a high-quality education for all students  

To support the class teacher to ensure that all relevant education policies and procedures are implemented in full    

To provide relevant and appropriate support to students, on an individual or group basis, in order to enable them to access the curriculum as independently as possible  

To promote, in line with Company policies, the physical, educational and moral development of the students  

To ensure that the available equipment and resources are used, stored and maintained efficiently, reporting any maintenance issues to the appropriate staff   

To support the class teacher in organising the classroom, its resources, student groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation appropriate for students with SEMH/Complex Needs

To support the teacher to write, update, implement and evaluate documentation relating to the individual student.

To work collaboratively with the class teacher to adequately plan to ensure the safety of students, in line with risk assessments, while both on and off site  

To produce appropriate and effective resources/teaching aids at the request of, and following a brief provided by, the class teacher and/or tutor  

To contribute as a member of the School’s multi-professional team, ensuring good working relationships with colleagues   

To contribute to and help implement developments that relate to the School Development Plan  

Work with and manage challenging behaviour, enabling learners to develop from needing external control, to developing self-control  

To make, use and keep records in accordance with Company policies and procedures and standards set by the Regulatory Body  

To keep up-to-date with specified subject area, educational practice and SEND-related information  

Safeguard all learners and ensure their safety and wellbeing   

Liaise with staff from other departments to provide a consistent approach to all aspects of learner education   
Maintain regular communication and liaison both informally and in meeting times, ensuring a consistent approach to education of learners

General Duties:

Ensure that the service operates to agreed budgets and contribute to keeping within these budgets as instructed   

Exercise vigilance in respect of Health and Safety and promptly report all hazards and/or remedying them where appropriate.  Undertake all duties in a manner calculated to minimise or avoid unnecessary risks, personally or to others.

Report issues and/or incidents relating to staff and students that have arisen in the day promptly to the relevant Line Manager or appropriate person    

Operate at all times in accordance with Company policies and procedures, with particular reference to Safeguarding, Child Protection, Whistleblowing, Complaints and Representations and Behaviour Policies  

Participate in training and take responsibility for personal development  

Participate in team meetings, supervisions and annual reviews in accordance with Company policy and the standards set by the Regulatory Body

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