SEN Teaching Assistant

Raunds Park Infant School is a happy, successful and busy Infant school where we are all passionate about raising expectations and aspirations. As a school, we pride ourselves on placing children at the centre of all we do, focusing on their academic and personal development and reaching their potential in both.

We are incredibly proud of our caring and thoughtful children and also of our wonderful, dedicated staff who provide a learning environment and school ethos in which children can flourish and develop an enthusiasm for life-long learning. As a school, we pride ourselves on high levels of pupil academic achievement because this is a school where achievement and endeavour in all areas are acknowledged and celebrated.

We are a small school with only 6 classes, ranging from age 4 to 7 (EYFS to Year 2). Our environment is small and caring; our staff work hard to ensure children love school and develop a lifelong love for learning.  

The Role:

Raunds Park Infant School is looking to recruit a SEN Teaching Assistant to join the team. You need to be patient, hard-working and have high expectations for yourself and pupils.  The post holder’s prime duties will be assisting the teacher with day-to-day work and helping to deliver learning programmes for individuals and small groups. A commitment to the life of the school is vital! 

Key Tasks:

• To support teachers and pupils in the delivery of quality teaching and learning.

• Provide for the social, emotional and personal development of a pupil with additional needs.

• Promote the involvement of pupils in the social and academic processes of the school.

• Enable pupils to become more independent learners.

• Help raise standards of achievement for pupils.

About You

You will need:

• Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent

• Proven track record of strong and consistent behaviour management

• Experience of working closely with parents in successful home-school partnerships that support pupils’ needs

• A working knowledge of relevant and effective SEN interventions and how to support pupils with SEND

• Skilled at making and sustaining positive relationships with children

• Able to stimulate children’s interest in learning

• Able to work closely with pupils who are finding learning difficult, or those who have experienced a feeling of failure

• Skilled at developing children’s self-esteem and motivation so that they become resilient, independent learners

• Capable of delivering intervention work and maintaining appropriate records

• Knowledge and understanding of how children learn

• Familiar with IT and its educational uses or approaches

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Benefits:

• Access to retail discounts and technology schemes

• Access to Cycle to Work

• 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance on any personal and/or work-related matter

• Free Mindfulness training with a qualified and experienced professional

• An open and collaborative working environment, not just within your academy but also across the Trust where innovation is encouraged

• Discounted gym membership

• Commitment to exploring ways to reduce email traffic and confine email replies to office hours - while recognising our employees preferences for when they work

• Commitment to continuously review workload issues and explore options for simpler, less onerous methods and processes.

Nene Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, students, and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence process. Any offer of employment will be subject to DBS and Right to Work checks.

We look forward to your response.

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.

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date stated*