Independence Assistant – The White House School

Role Overview

As an Independence Assistant you will be working as a teaching assistant supporting professionals across the curriculum and school, working directly with pupils to support their learning, providing 1:1 support and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Work with class teachers to implement support strategies and differentiation within the classroom, creating resources as required.
• Plan, prepare and deliver learning to individuals, modifying and adapting activities to advance pupils’ learning within agreed systems of supervision.
• Contribute to high quality learning experiences using a variety of delivery and support methods.
• Support the class teacher, and work individually, to assess, record and report on baseline assessments, development, progress and attainment, and use this knowledge to extend and challenge pupils’ learning.
• Provide academic and pastoral support to pupils in accordance with agreed procedures.
• Create an outstanding pupil experience which leads to progression.
• Promote pupils’ personal development and independence.
• Ensure that your practice and conduct are consistently of a high standard.
• Manage pupil issues within agreed protocols.
• Undertake such other reasonable duties as the Headteacher may require from time to time and review this Job Description annually with the Headteacher.
• Participate in the school’s supervision process and undertake any appropriate training.
• Support and promote the school ethos and approach.
• Take appropriate responsibility to ensure the health and safety of self and others.
• Adhere to the Staff Handbook and Code of Conduct.
• Pursue the achievement and integration of equal opportunities throughout all the school’s activities.
• Uphold safeguarding culture of vigilance at all times, ensuring safeguarding of pupils is always of paramount importance and follow the school’s safeguarding and child protection policy.

Requirements

• Pre-employment checks will be conducted, including a reference check and an enhanced DBS check. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
• Applicants must comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice, and the school’s written policy on the recruitment of ex‑offenders. Applicants may be required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters.
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; minor offences may be protected under the new amendments and should not be disclosed to potential employers.

Equal Opportunities

The White House School will seek to ensure that all existing and potential employees and pupils are given equal opportunities for employment and education. The school is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of sex, age, marital status, colour, race, nationality or other ethnic or national origin, disability, sexuality, trade union membership or activity and religious background.

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