SEN Teaching Assistant and Play Leader

What skills and experience we're looking for

Stanley Green Infant Academy is a popular and forward thinking school that promotes a values-based and inclusive ethos to ensure quality first teaching for all children. It is our mission to promote a lifelong ‘Love for learning, Love for Life’!

We are looking for an SEN Teaching Assistant, to support children with EHCPs, who:

• Hold a Level 2 Teaching and Learning qualification or equivalent
• Promote inclusive practice through quality first teaching
• Support learning for individual, groups and classes of children
• Deliver targeted interventions and support
• Are confident in behaviour management strategies
• Are well organised and remain calm under pressure
• Demonstrate good ICT skills
• Are team players
• Have initiative, enthusiasm and can demonstrate commitment to making a difference
• Take a proactive role in the wider life of the school
• Can complete evaluations for learning, assessments & interventions
• Supervise engaging playtime/lunchtime activities
• Have experience of working with children with learning, speech and language and communication difficulties
• Ideally have experience of supporting children with ASD

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Experience of working with children with SEN
• Excellent behaviour management strategies
• Excellent knowledge of child development, EYFS & KS1 curriculum
• Excellent communication skills and confidence with ICT
• Good organisational skills and time management
• Ability to work closely with the Class Teachers and Inclusion Team

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Opportunities for career progression
• One wellbeing day per year
• Access to free health and wellbeing services

Commitment to safeguarding

Searches will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted.