Vacancy:
Additional Needs Support Assistant ( Fixed Term and Permanent Positions Available)
Additional Needs Support Assistant ( Fixed Term and Permanent Positions Available)
Job Title: Additional Needs Support Assistant ( Fixed Term and Permanent Positions Available)Employer: Millstead Primary School
Job Type: Teaching & Learning
Job Phase: Primary
NOR: 183
Grade: NJCJE Grade 3 Point 5 – 9 - £23500-£25119 – pro-rata
Actual Salary: Actual salary - £18800-£20095 for 32hrs
Contract Type: Fixed term, Permanent
Contract Term: Part time, Term time only
Location: Liverpool
Start Date: Start immediately
Closing Date: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
About the School
The Governing Body is looking for passionate and motivated support assistants to join our amazing team. Due to a planned increase in pupil numbers from September 2024, Millstead School is looking to recruit a number of ANSAs to work on our 2 sites (Everton L5 and Naylorsfield L27 areas). Millstead School caters for children aged 2 – 11 years who have severe or profound learning and/or physical needs, including complex autism.
The governors and headteacher of our OUTSTANDING school (Ofsted January 2024) are looking for passionate and motivated support assistants to join our amazing team.
We are looking for engaging individuals who have the desire, drive and enthusiasm to make a difference to our pupils’ lives and who can make an immediate contribution to the way our pupils learn and interact. They should be dynamic in their approach to making learning fun and accessible for all pupils. The successful candidates will work with a talented and friendly staff team who are both forward thinking and innovative, and who have high expectations of themselves and the pupils they support. At Millstead School no two days are ever the same. Some days are challenging, most days are fun and every day is rewarding. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe.
Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks including satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance
Our Child Protection Policy is located on our school website – www.millsteadschool.co.uk – signpost to Information – Policies.
About the Role
Job Description for Additional Needs Support Assistant Level 2 Responsible to: Class teacher, the Headteacher and Governing Body
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY
- To work with teachers as part of a professional team to support teaching and learning for pupils across the school who all have severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties or autism.
- To provide specialist assistance to pupils who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning including sensory, behavioural, communication, medical or physical difficulties.
- To support other staff under the direction, guidance and supervision of the class teacher or learning support officer.
- Contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of children and young people.
SECTION 1 - DUTIES General:
- Implement planned individual or group learning activities / teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to pupils’ responses as appropriate.
- Work with pupils on therapy or care programmes, designed by a therapist / care professional.
- Participate in planning and evaluation of learning activities with the teacher, providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress, achievements, responses and behaviour.
- Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing and recording pupil progress/activities.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher.
- Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher.
- Share information about pupils with other staff, parents / carers, internal and external agencies, as appropriate.
- Attend to pupils’ personal needs including toileting, hygiene, dressing and eating, as well as help with social, welfare and health matters, reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate.
- Understand and support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils if required.
- Administer medication / physical therapy programme in accordance with an agreed plan under direction of healthcare practitioner and following appropriate training.
- Assist in the development of individual development plans for pupils.
- Carry out physical intervention and / or restraint when necessary in accordance with the school’s Positive Management Policy and Procedures and having completed appropriate training to support children whose behaviour can be challenging.
- Support the work of volunteers and other teaching assistants in the classroom.
- Support the use of ICT in the curriculum.
- Assist in escorting and supervising pupils on educational visits and out of school activities.
- Select, prepare and clear away classroom materials and learning areas ensuring they are available for use, including developing and presenting displays.
- Support children’s learning through play.
- Support the total communication environment across the school through the use of Makaton signing, PECS and assisted technologies.
- Assist with break-time and lunchtime supervision including facilitating games and activities.
- Support pupils in developing and implementing their own personal and social development.
- Monitor and manage stock and supplies for the classroom.
Health and Safety
- Undergo Basic First Aid training and update courses.
- Be aware of the responsibility for personal Health, Safety and Welfare and that of others who may be affected by your actions or inactions.
- Co-operate with the employer on all issues to do with Health, Safety & Welfare.
Continuing Professional Development:
- In conjunction with the Headteacher, take responsibility for personal professional development to keep up to date with developments in teaching pedagogy and changes in the School Curriculum.
- Undertake any necessary professional development as identified in the School Improvement Plan taking full advantage of any relevant training and development available.
- Maintain a professional portfolio of evidence to support the Appraisal process.
- Effectively manage own time when dealing with a wide range of day-to-day and long term demands of the post.
This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks, but sets out the main expectations of the School in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties, including the provision of high quality teaching and learning support across the School and the pastoral care of the children in their charge.
Personal Qualities
KEY AREAS SUPPORT FOR PUPILS - ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent)
- good levels of literacy/numeracy, level 2 or equivalent in maths and English
- good communication skills – written and oral
- understand how children learn and be able to support learning across all areas of the curriculum
- support pupils to become as independent as possible
- assist pupils with physical needs and personal care
- experience of working in a challenging environment
- be carry out physical intervention and/or restraint when necessary in accordance with the school’s positive management policy
- support pupils in maintaining good standards of health & hygiene
- be able to respond to any difficulties quickly and effectively
- be able to assist with break and lunchtime supervision including facilitating games and activities.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:
- have a knowledge of a range of alternative augmentative and assisted technologies to develop communication skills
- have a knowledge of basic first aid
SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS -ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- understand classroom roles and responsibilities
- have knowledge of and compliance with the school’s Health & Safety and Child Protection Policy, record keeping system, policies and procedures
- understand and comply with the requirements regarding confidentiality
- be able to supervise and assist pupils in their learning, ensuring that all pupils are included
- understand and employ agreed strategies to manage pupil behaviour
- be able to select, prepare and set out learning resources
- be able to work as part of a team *be willing to attend training courses to develop professionally.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
- be able to set up ICT resources for classroom use
- be able to identify any risks to health, safety or security and take appropriate action to minimise risks.
SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM - ESSTENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- be able to provide feedback to teachers on pupil progress and achievements
- be able to support the use of ICT in the curriculum
- understand how to support the children’s learning through play
- be willing to escort and supervise pupils on educational visits and out of school activities
- understand and support independent learning and inclusion of all pupils
Please note: This work requires emotional and physical resilience. It involves supporting pupils in participation in all areas of learning, including academic studies, therapeutic specialist support, life skills development and community-based activities. The work does involve sitting at low tables or on the floor and may involve lifting or restraint of pupils; there is training available. The work is in a busy and, at times, noisy environment, with intensive interactions with pupils with communication and interaction difficulties.
Working with pupils who have severe learning difficulties requires a particular understanding and appreciation of the individual needs, such as physical limitations, learning, emotional, behavioural and language difficulties or problems with organisation. The behaviour of such children is often extremely challenging and is therefore emotionally and physically demanding. In some cases the nature of the pupils’ special need may result in staff being verbally or physically assaulted. The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
How to Apply
Visits to our main site in Everton are encouraged. Please contact the school office on 0151-207-4656 to arrange a visit. Application packs are available to download from our website; www.millsteadschool.co.uk; navigate to the Information signpost – Job Opportunities. Paper copies can be collected from the school office by prior arrangement.
Applications should be returned to: [email protected] or by post to Iliad Street, Liverpool L5 3LU. Applications will not be considered after this time.
Closing Date: Thursday 23rd May 2024 at 12 noon.
Interview Date: Friday 7th June 2024
Recruitment Documents
Job Description: Download Document
Person Specification: Download Document
Application Form: Download Document
Equal Opportunities Monitoring: Download Document
Job Advert: Download Document
Contact Details
Millstead Primary School
Iliad Street
Liverpool
L5 3LU
Contact Name: Michelle Beard
Contact Telephone: 01512074656
Contact e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.millsteadschool.co.uk
NOR: 183