1:1 Learning Support Assistant Teaching/Child Support - Full-time/Part-time - Special Needs Position

Rodmersham School, Sittingbourne

• Ref:KCC886-2239-23S
• Posted:15/01/2018
• Pay:KR3
• Start Date:Feb 2018
• App Close Date:29/01/2018 at 12:00
• Interviews:5th February

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Do you get a buzz out of seeing a child's small steps of progress?

Do you like working to support individual children?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic team?

We are looking to appoint a 1:1 learning support assistant for one of our children with Autism. The post would involve supporting the child with both education and personal care elements of the school day.

Experience in the following areas would be an advantage:

• supporting functional communication through PECS
• autism-friendly approaches eg TEACCH, Communicate in Print,
• Sensory Circuits and/or BEAM

The sucessful candidate will ideally need to demonstrate:

• an understanding of the need to adapt and plan activities based on a child's level of development and interests
• a readiness to learn new skills - we will provide training opportunities
• flexibility in approaching tasks
• positivity and a "can-do" attitude to supporting a child with significant and complex needs

Come and meet us - we'd be delighted to show you around so that you can meet us all.

Our School and all of its staff are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Information about the school

Rodmersham School is an oversubscribed and popular seven small class primary school situated in a picturesque spot on Rodmersham Village Green, two miles south of Sittingbourne. The school serves an area that includes local farms, the village with its mixture of old and new owner occupied properties.

The Victorian school building was built in 1869 and over the years the school buildings have been developed. We have endeavoured to make the environment bright and pleasant for all and have a large school field, which is used for many activities and recently we have added outdoor apparatus to the field; it also houses our Forest School. We have highly supportive parents and teaching team and consider the positive well being of all to be a top priority, including monitoring the workload of teachers to ensure that a healthy home/work life balance is achieved.

At Rodmersham we can offer a host of training and teaching experiences to fully enhance your career; we actively encourage and seek training opportunities.

If you want to work in a school with amazing, inspiring children then Rodmersham School could be the school for you. We highly recommend and welcome visits.

Rodmersham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this committment. This position is subject to a DBS check and it will be necessary to complete an application form for DBS Enchanced Disclosure.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicky McMullon
• Address:Rodmersham Green, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 0PS
• Telephone: (01795) 423776
• Email: office@rodmersham.kent.sch.uk