One to One Teaching Assistant

Polaris Education - North Lakes Herdley Bank School

One to One Teaching Assistant

Contract : Term time only, 38.5 hours per week, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Benefits : Company Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme

Location : Haltwhistle, Northumberland

The Role

North Lakes Children’s Services is a well-established local provider of residential care and education for boys aged 7-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with.

Our school is now an Accredited SILVER Award Attachment and Trauma Sensitive School, and we gained our first Outstanding Ofsted inspection in 2014.

As a One to One Teaching Assistant you will be enhancing the learning of pupils who have a wide range of special educational and learning needs. You will also be supporting the teaching staff in enabling the pupils to gain independence, participate fully in the curriculum and the general life of the school. This role will be based at Herdley Bank School.

Duties will include :

• Supporting the pupils in 1 : 1, in groups or in classroom situations, lunch and break times, and unstructured / social times
• Accompanying pupils on organised school visits as appropriate
• In conjunction with the SENDCo, to assist with the development of social skills and appropriate behaviour of pupils.
• Participate in the development, delivery and monitoring of individual programmes.
• To assist in the support of pupils who can respond with behaviour which challenges
• To assist with resolving issues which cause anxiety or emotional response in our pupils
• To keep accurate records as required by the school
• To be involved in collaborative planning with teaching staff to ensure the effective use of support
• Support the delivery of the Key Stage 2 and 3 school’s curriculum map
• To support the delivery of KS4 programmes of study
• To be involved in working groups where appropriate
• To work as part of a flexible and supportive team to further the ethos of the school
• To attend weekly staff meetings and relevant INSET / CPD events

All Applicants must have :

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check for this position. North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

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