SEN Teaching Assistant

We have a vacancy within our support team for a SEN Teaching Assistant, the position is to support children with specialist additional needs, although there may be occasions when the TA would support guided group work as a general TA.

We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate at Totnes St John C of E Primary School who:

• Will be enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated working alongside the class teacher to support children 1:1 across all areas of the curriculum
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring a child has full access to the national curriculum and has to operate in a number of ways to ensure the child progresses.
• Will be required to work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school
• Responsible for working with an individual pupil and with small groups
• Will be expected to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to given solutions with integrity and compassion
• Have experience of working with children. Ideally, within a school environment
• Can inspire and motivate children and enable them to be the best that they can be
• Has the ability to encourage every child to learn and achieve and has enthusiasm, skill and desire to make a difference
• Has a passion to ensure high expectations for all ensuring that they make outstanding progress
• Can plan, prepare and promote constructive play during the lunchtime period