SEN Teaching Assistant

About us and the role

Do you want to work in a school which values you as an individual? Would you like to work in an environment where standards of behaviour are excellent? Then, Avanti Court Primary is the school for you!

Avanti Court Primary School in Redbridge is part of the Avanti seeking to appoint an enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and friendly team. You will be working with children with specific special educational needs.   The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic and dedicated to making a difference to children’s learning. You will need to enjoy working with children and be passionate and committed to helping children develop as independent and confident individuals.

If you are highly motivated and a good team player with enthusiasm, high expectations and good interpersonal skills, then please apply for this rewarding post with us.

Why should you apply

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

What will you do?

• To work under the guidance of the class teacher in the planning and implementation of work programmes with individuals or groups of pupils with special needs.
• To provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of pupil(s) with special needs in the classroom.
• To assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment.
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils, ensuring they have equal opportunities to learn and develop.
• To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

What are we looking for?

• Experience of working with relevant age group within a learning environment
• Experience of working with children with additional and complex needs
• Excellent level of literacy and numeracy skills
• Working knowledge of relevant strategies in appropriate curriculum or learning area
• An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
• Ability to relate well to children and adults to build and maintain effective relationships

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks
Avanti Services Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.