Purpose of role: 

To supervise and provide support for pupils with special needs and disabilities, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.

The post holder will complement the class teacher in delivering effective teaching and learning, proactively supporting the teacher in making sure that all pupils receive an appropriate and suitably challenging creative curriculum. You’ll assist the teacher in the behaviour management of pupils, and make sure that resources are used effectively.

You will also help ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of pupils, through the delivery of care, support programmes, interventions and therapies (including feeding, personal hygiene, mental health, physical health and behavioural) across lesson and non-lesson time.  

Formal training will be provided where necessary in specialist strategies, moving and handling, medical interventions, safeguarding, PREVENT, GDPR and Team Teach (de-escalation and physical intervention to support challenging behaviour). 

Working under the direction and guidance of senior staff, you’ll be expected to follow school policies, procedures and code of conduct. This will include but is not limited to; 

• ‘Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy’ in line with Part 1 of the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.  

• Supporting Children with Medical Conditions Policy’ including infection control policies and procedures including Bare Below the Elbows.  

• Acting in accordance with the Data Protection Act and maintaining confidentiality at all times e.g. access to staff, pupil, parent and carer files.  

Applications for the role can be made using the following link-