Educational Support Assistant; SEND - Flockton CE; C First School x2

The children, staff and Governors wish to recruit two enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced 1:1 SEND Educational Support Assistants into our school community to play a key role supporting the needs of a specific pupil in Year 2.

Flockton CE (C) First School is a warm and welcoming rural village school that is deeply rooted in its community and is committed to ensuring our pupils successfully branch into the future. All members of our school community have a determination to ensure every child’s needs are met which results in a supportive, inclusive culture throughout with a strong family feel.

‘All are treated with love and respect, and through this nurturing culture, all pupils, including those who have Special Educational Needs, and those considered vulnerable, thrive’ (SIAMS, November 2023). We are a very supportive, friendly and nurturing school where everyone is free to be themselves whilst respecting the worth of others.

• Be an outstanding role model to children, demonstrating our school values
• Have high expectations for children and their learning and be passionate about enabling every child to fulfil their potential
• Be flexible, kind and caring
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills
• Be committed to being part of a small, family team; demonstrating adaptability where needed
• Have experience of working with pupils within the EYFS or implementing an Early Years play-based curriculum
• Have experience in supporting children with additional needs – particularly those with complex social communication and interaction needs and sensory difficulties

• Have experience with use of a Total Communication Approach to enable pupils to communicate their needs and preferences effectively, when verbal communication is challenging. For example; objects of reference/talking mats.
• Have some experience of implementing an intensive interaction approach to support the development of social communication skills in pupils who have a diagnosis of Autism or complex learning difficulties.

• A warm and welcoming family orientated school working environment.
• Support and training where needed
• Support from the school SENDCO, SLT and wider staff in school

All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks.