Inclusion Assistant

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region. Minimum Qualifications - SEN qualification Diploma Minimum Experience - 2 years SEN experience 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 home room 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. • Work with other professionals e.g. speech therapists, occupational therapists etc, as needed. • Build a close working relationship with home room and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly. • Understand other duties from time to time as the principal/ Head of Inclusion require Specific Duties • Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality respecting that the Head of Inclusion, Home room 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