Midday Assistant - SEN support

Midday Assistant – SEN support

Hours: 6.25 hpw (1hr 15 mins per day) /38 weeks per year + HOLS

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

Harold Wood Primary School is looking to recruit a caring and committed individual to provide support during the lunchtime period.

A vacancy has arisen in our school for a lunchtime assistant for children with Special Educational Needs to join our lunchtime team and help to develop our school ethos.

Duties will include:

• Supporting pupils with communication and interaction difficulties.
• Supporting pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Enforcing positive behaviour and positive social interaction.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate that they have:

• A nurturing, though firm, approach. This is essential, and previous experience of working with challenging children would be beneficial.
• A patient attitude towards pupils.
• Confident with challenging behaviour.

Based in a superb environment with attractive grounds, Harold Wood Primary School is a successful school with supportive governors and friendly pupils. Partnership is a way of life here and our mission statement is “Working together. Learning together. Respecting each other. To REACH our personal best”.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive and hardworking team.

Please apply online.

We are committed to high expectations of behaviour. We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. References will be taken up for successful candidates prior to interview.

Safeguarding

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Equal Opportunities

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

How to apply

To apply, please visit https://ats-haveringschools.jobsgopublic.com and submit your application by clicking the \’Apply Online\’ link below.