SEN Teaching Assistant

Job detailsJob roleTeaching assistantVisa sponsorshipVisas cannot be sponsoredKey stageEarly years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2Working patternFull time: £24,687.68-£25,042.82 (38 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week)Contract typePermanentFull-time equivalent salary£27,528-£27,924Pay scaleGrade 2 (Outer London)Additional allowancesPerformance and Loyalty Bonus + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional Harris BenefitsWhat skills and experience we're looking forWe are looking to appoint a SEN Teaching Assistant at Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park to support individuals and groups of students to enable access to learning, contributing to the development and maintenance of a purposeful, nurturing learning environment.The successful candidate will have:Qualifications to degree level or equivalentExperience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students.Experience of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders, at all levels.Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload.What the school offers its staffHarris Primary Academy Coleraine Park is an Outstanding primary academy and we have high expectations and aspirations for your children. All our staff aim to give every child an exceptional education providing support, care, enrichment and challenge as they come through our doors. We give them opportunities to enjoy their learning and prepare them for future academic success as well as happy lives. We have a unique creative curriculum, a clear vision, high expectations, strong moral values and a love of learning. Our academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith family where children learn together. They respect and value each other.We believe all children are special and we "dig for gold" in every child. This means encouraging children to do their very best, not settling for second-best.The Academy is located in the heart of Tottenham and we are very proud of all of our children and staff. Everyone works hard and behaves well to achieve "exceedingly, abundantly, above all we can think or imagine!'Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.Further details about the roleAs Teaching Assistant, your responsibilities include:To supervise and provide particular support for identified students, in 1:1, group or whole class situations, ensuring their safety and access to learning.To assist in the development of appropriate resources, schemes of work and teaching strategies, working with the teacher to ensure the provision supports each identified student's learning needs.To assist in evaluating identified students' progress through agreed assessment activities.To provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on students' achievement, progress and needs.To lead small group sessions and interventions as appropriate.Commitment to safeguardingThe Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.Applying for the jobApply for the job by following the link below.CVs are not accepted.Visas cannot be sponsored.