SEND Teaching Assistant Apprentice

Our vision at Southwood Primary School is to create ‘a community inspiring futures, nurturing growth, enabling every child to succeed’. We are looking for the right individual to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Inclusion team, to work as a teaching assistant, with a specific responsibility for working with our high-needs pupils both within our mainstream classrooms and our additional needs provision: ‘The Den’.

We are looking for someone:

• who has GCSE English and Maths (or Level 2 equivalent) and is willing to undertake further training (Level 3 apprenticeship in supporting teaching and learning);

• who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work as a proactive member of our Inclusion Team;

• who has a passion for inclusion and will motivate and inspire all our children to achieve their potential;
• who has the ability to understand and nurture the individual needs of our pupils, families and the whole school community;
• who has experience of working with children with a range of multiple or complex needs, in a school or similar setting;
• who, with support from our SENCO, will analyse children’s learning, identify next steps and interact positively to ensure good progress;

For more information and an application form, please visit our website www.southwoodprimary.co.uk or contact the School Office (02082704915) to arrange a visit. Completed application forms should be emailed to jobs@southwood.bardaglea.org.uk or given into the School Office. We look forward to hearing from you.