Teaching Assistant - Lewisham, United Kingdom - Reed Education

Reed Education
Reed Education
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Lewisham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Designation:
Early Years Foundation Stage

Assistant (SEND Support)

Grade:
Scale 3


Main Purpose of the job:
To provide class teams with greater capacity to support identified children's needs, in particular
those with Education Health Care Plans. This can involve being a dedicated 1:1 support for a
child with additional needs, but can also include working as a member of your class team and
other children in the class to enable colleagues to work with children with specific special
education needs and disabilities (SEND).

The Early Years Foundation Stage Assistant/ SEND Support will be a member of a team, working
under the leadership and supervision of the teacher and Inclusion Leader /SENCo.
You will work within a class team to implement the EYFS and support the physical /general care
of pupils, specifically those with SEND; provide support and access to learning for pupils and
provide general support to the teacher and nursery nurses in the support of children and
management of the learning environment both inside and outside.

Summary of Responsibilities and Personal Duties:

  • Attend to the children's personal needs and implement the child's support plan, including
2. social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters

  • Supervise and support children, ensuring their safety and access to learning
  • Establish good relationships with children acting as a role model and being aware of and
5. responding appropriately to individual needs

  • Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children
  • Encourage children to interact with others and engage in activities planned by the class
8. team

  • Encourage children to develop their independence and autonomy

SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER

  • Prepare and maintain the learning environment as directed, for children's learning and
11. support children in tidying up, and assist with the display of children's work JD TA (nursery
EYFS)

  • Be aware of children's needs/progress/achievements and report to the teacher and class
team/ key person as agreed

  • Undertake child observations and record keeping as requested
  • Support the teacher and class team in managing children's behaviour, reporting difficulties
as appropriate

  • Gather/report information from/to parents /carers as directed
  • Provide clerical/admin support eg. photocopying, IT tasks, filing etc.
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