Inclusion Assistant

Main Duties • Provide support for individual pupils, within a group context or individually, both inside and outside of the classroom to enable them to fully participate in a range of activities during the school day. • Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety. • Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils, link to the student s IEP goals and contribute to the monitoring of their progress and attainment. • Support the individual pupil/s in relation to their additional support needs e.g., academic, physical, emotional, and behavioural difficulties and help develop their social and communication skills. • Assist homeroom and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records. • Prepare necessary resources to assist the identified student to access or differentiate the curriculum in order to support learning. • Promote independence, by teaching clear and meaningful strategies to the student. • Support the aims of the school, comply with the requirements of health and safety, code of conduct and other relevant legislation and school policies. • Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance. • Attend training sessions and professionals meetings as required. • Build a close working relationship with homeroom and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly. • Understand other duties from time to time as the principal / Head of Inclusion requires. Specific Duties • Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality respecting that the Head of Inclusion, Homeroom and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents. • Academic assistance • Giving individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher / providing group instruction where appropriate • Demonstrating various instructional activities • Monitoring work assigned by the teacher checking and correcting individual students work in line with school policy, while in progress. • Keeping individual pupil and peers on task • Praising and reinforcing the achievements of pupils/reporting pupil progress to the teacher • Prepare materials for the individual as needed, to scaffold their classroom learning. • Supervising individual pupil/s in the classroom, specialist lessons and other locations • Participating in development of behaviour policy / promoting pupils self-esteem and discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy • Attend and subsequently deliver intervention for SaLT / OT / ABA therapy to help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising the impact of therapy • Attend ECA/trips and visits. • Experienced IA may be asked to mentor new IA new IA may be asked to participate mentoring Qualifications • Diploma / Degree in a related subject with the appropriate SEN / Inclusion qualification. • Minimum 2 years of experience as SEN / Inclusion Assistant. Job specific knowledge & skills: • Previous experience working with students whom English is not their first language • Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child • A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children • Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities • Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background • A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life • A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check