An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant to join our experienced team at Vermont

Primary School, a small special school for children with SEMH as the primary area of need on their EHCP.

Vermont School, is a Thrive school. Relational practice and trauma informed approaches are core to how we support our wonderful children. We believe that our children need to be safe, feel special and have their needs met and we do this through love, play and a strong understanding of our children's individual needs.

Any other information:

Job Description: Teaching Assistant

Your role:

• As directed by the class teacher, to work with individuals or groups of children with complex needs, to support subjects and learning across the whole curriculum (according to the requirements of the school, this may include the supervision of a classroom for periods of time)
• To establish supportive, caring and secure relationships with the child/ children, promoting respect, self-esteem and a positive, inclusive whole school ethos
• To develop knowledge and understanding of the specific academic, physical and emotional/behavioural needs of individuals and groups of children within the school and respond to them effectively
• To assist the class teacher with the planning, development and delivery of suitable programmes of work for pupils (i.e. Individual Education Plans), for children with specific learning needs and/or a statement of Special Educational Needs.
• To support class teachers to design, create and produce learning activities, materials and resources to support aspects of the curriculum or particular learning outcomes, and to assist and support the children in using them
• To help, support and motivate the children, clarifying instructions, encouraging independent learning and enabling learning targets and outcomes to be achieved.
• To contribute to monitoring and recording pupils' progress, maintaining records and providing relevant feedback to teachers
• To encourage and support good behaviour and to deal with unacceptable behaviour in accordance with school policies
• To provide welfare support to the children. According to a child's specific requirements,

This may include:

• Administering First Aid and medicines
• Attending to personal hygiene needs
• Providing specific therapies/programmes tailored to a child's needs (e.g.physiotherapy)

• Assisting children with mobility, which may include lifting, moving and carrying

As directed by the Class Teacher, to liaise with outside agencies, where appropriate, in respect of individual children                                                                                                                                                                            

To assist with general school duties:

These may include:

• Setting up classrooms, preparing resources and displays and tidying and clearing away
• Supervision of children during playtimes and lunchtimes
• Supervision of children entering and leaving school premises

For more information please contact  Lindsey Rayner via email on  l.rayner@vermontschool.co.uk