1:1 SEND Care Assistant
Freshwaters Primary Academy
Essex CM20 3QA
- Expired
- Salary:
- PAYSCALE: Band 2, Point 11 – 14 (£8,351.46 - £8,499.33 including fringe allowance pro rata per annum)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 25 January 2019
Job overview
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
• To provide efficient and effective support for students with special needs to assist in their integration with the main Academy.
• To ensure that the special needs of the student, as described in the statement of Educational Needs / Education, Health & Care Plans are supported.
Liaison with:
• The post-holder is expected to liaise with teaching staff, support staff, Head of School, Executive Head and parents.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
This list is not exhaustive, but includes:
Supporting the Student
• To assist the student with accessing their personalised curriculum.
• To establish a supportive relationship with the student(s) concerned.
• To encourage acceptance and integration of the student(s) with special needs.
• To develop methods of promoting / reinforcing student’s self-esteem and independence.
• To attend to student’s personal needs, including help with social, welfare and health matters, including first aid.
• To work under direction with individual students on planned programmes of social, emotional and behavioural development.
• To participate in the general supervision of student(s), ensuring that they adhere to acceptable standards of behaviour and personal hygiene.
• To respond to the material, physical and emotional needs of student(s).
• Some supervisory duties during lunchtime and break time(s).
• Regular Co-Educator duties to be assumed in hours not with statemented student(s).
Supporting the Academy
• To liaise, advise and consult with other members of the team supporting the student(s) when asked to do so.
• To attend relevant in-service training.
• To fully implement all Academy procedures and policies.
• To attend, as required, meetings about individual students and/or matters affecting the general running of the school.
• To participate in staff training days and external courses as may be required by the needs of the post and as identified by the Head of School.
Students Views
• To understand and respect students’ views so they can be supported effectively.
General responsibilities common to all members of staff
All staff are responsible for the safeguarding and wellbeing of pupils and must follow BMAT guidance and policies.
Burnt Mill Academy Trust Directors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post-holder.
Person Specification – 1:1 SEND Care Assistant
Essential Desirable
Qualifications and documentation 1. GCSE English and Maths (A* - C) or Equivalent (Level 2 Basic Skills Literacy/Numeracy)
2. Enhanced DBS and validated references
3. Eligibility to work in the UK
4. NVQ Level 3 in Learning Support of other equivalent qualification / experience
Experience 1. Experience of working with young children
2. Experience working in a school or community club environment
3. Experience of working with safeguarding regulation
Knowledge
1. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
2. An understanding of the expectations of Ofsted Framework regarding effective teaching and learning
3. Current developments within all phases of education
4. Understanding of safeguarding requirements
5. Basic knowledge of first aid
Skills / Competencies 1. Ability to relate well to children and adults
2. Ability to work independently
3. Ability to work constructively as part of a team, follow instructions, understand roles and responsibilities
4. Attention to detail.
5. Ability to work to deadlines
6. Ability to prioritise tasks
7. Good numeracy/literacy/ICT skills
8. Good communication skills
9. Good organisational skills
Personal Qualities Characterised as:
1. Professional working attitude
2. Shows initiative and demonstrates a ‘can do’ approach
3. Sensitivity to the needs of others
4. Flexible and adaptive approach to work
5. Reliable and trustworthy
6. Committed to safeguarding children
7. Values and behaviours suitable for working with children and young people.
8. Committed to equal opportunities
9. Commitment to the overall success of the Academy
10. Proactive, enthusiastic, optimistic and innovative.
11. Reliable and resilient with a strong sense of gravitas.
12. Emotionally intelligent and self-aware
13. Calm under pressure and flexible in approach.
14. A belief in the ability of children and young people to achieve and to overcome obstacles to their learning. Awareness of, and commitment to, equalities issues.
Attached documents
About Freshwaters Primary Academy
Freshwaters Primary Academy joined BMAT on 1st September 2013. It is a co-educational 4-11 school, where pupils are encouraged to ‘be anything, dream anything, create anything, and become anything, because we believe in ourselves and in each other’.
Freshwaters Primary Academy may be our name, but everyone who knows the school regards us as The Freshwaters Family. Families who join the school remain with us year after year and we see siblings grow and develop at the school and revisit us once they have moved up to secondary schools.The school itself is growing and developing. A school that started as a one-form entry has become a two-form entry school which is oversubscribed in most year groups. Children join us in Nursery, which has recently changed to allow full-time places for up to 30 hours.
The school building is a horse-shoe shape, modern design, on one level and is set among fields and trees, giving our pupils an all-round learning environment. Our Reception and Nursery children have their own personal outdoor space, while older pupils have a climbing area and new outdoor gym!
The school is very lucky to have our own swimming pool which enables our children to establish this important life skill.
The school is undergoing an expansion programme which includes extending our kitchen area to provide healthy meals for all of our children. A further building has also been added to the grounds, which will include a small hall to be used for PE, performances and assemblies, a long-awaited library and a tech room to be used for science and cooking projects. The programme will also include a MUGA (Multi Universal Games Area) that can be used in all weathers and will promote our already very active PE programme.
Outside of school, our Parent Teacher Association are always very busy organising events to support and excite our families. Summer fetes, cinema evenings, quiz nights, discos and Santa visits are just some of the activities that form part of our busy schedule.
The teaching and support staff at Freshwaters are both committed and enthusiastic. Many of our staff members have been with the school for a number of years and the headteacher is determined to continue to develop the great work that is going on within the school and take the school forward on its journey of excellence.
Freshwaters offers children a broad and varied curriculum based around reading books. Each year group has a range of books which the children read throughout the term that are linked to other subjects. For example, a Year 2 pupil reading Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett will travel around Africa, learning about the wildlife, countries, rivers and people of this continent. Children in Year 6 get to read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and discover this important author, what life was like in Victorian England and how things have changed throughout history.
As a school, Freshwaters is open, approachable and friendly. We pride ourselves in offering support, guidance and an experience that every child is entitled to and every child should benefit from.
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