Teaching Assistant
Core
Support vulnerable students aged 5-11 with challenging behaviors and complex needs in an alternative primary school setting.
Role type
Teaching Assistant (Special Educational Needs & Behavior Support)
Builds
Individual Education Plans, behavior management strategies, and academic progress for at-risk learners.
Domain
Education (Special Educational Needs, Social Emotional and Mental Health)
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
De-escalation techniques, behavior management strategies, SEN & safeguarding knowledge, Individual Education Plan (IEP) support, working with EAL students, group and individual student instruction
Preferred skills
Experience with SEMH needs, speech and language difficulties, liaising with external agencies, planning teaching activities
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Engage in interventions to foster student participation in social, behavioral, and academic processes; implement behavior management strategies; liaise with external agencies; support teachers in lesson delivery
Seniority
Junior, supportive role