GR2 EHCP 1:1 Support Assistant (KS2)

Essential Skills

• Ability to support the personal care needs of pupils, in line with Local Authority guidance where required
• Experience working with pupils who have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
• Confidence in delivering planned, personalised, and multi-sensory learning activities based on pupils’ EHCP outcomes, under the direction of the Class Teacher
• Confident in providing effective 1:1 support to pupils
• Confident in using technology to support the Class Teacher to capture learning and progress.
• Ability to maintain effective ongoing communication and regular review processes between home and school

Desirable Skills

• Experience working with children with complex communication needs, including autism
• Experience supporting non-verbal learners
• Knowledge and experience in delivering multi-sensory approaches to learning
• Training or experience in early communication strategies, such as Intensive Interaction, Makaton, Attention Autism (Bucket), and activities to develop communication and language (e.g. copying games, choice-making, matching activities)
• Experience supporting children with sensory processing difficulties
• Training in safer handling approaches (e.g. Team Teach)

The successful applicant will

• Fully support the Catholic ethos of our school.
• Have high standards of oral, written and numeracy skills.
• A great team player who can also work independently and take initiative.
• Committed to education and ensuring equal opportunities.
• Take part in whole-school INSET activities to enhance job effectiveness
• Experience working within a Catholic school would be desirable, but is not essential
• This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016), and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

In return, our school offers

• Professional and dedicated staff, supportive parents, and active Governors
• A strong, hardworking and dedicated staff team
• A genuinely exciting partnership of schools, known as the Tolkien Cluster, that thrive together as a group through training and shared expertise
• A willingness to embrace new ideas

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