Level 3 Teaching Assistant based at Spring Brook Lower School

• Sound

experience of supporting young people who present with challenging behaviour

and complex needs, preferably within an SEMH setting

• Experience of supporting young people to

overcome barriers to their personal, social or learning development from a

pastoral perspective

• Experience of intervening to support

students in crisis or

trauma by using either emotional or educational support

• A

nurturing and empathetic approach to behaviour

management

• The physical

and emotional resilience to support pupils with SEMH, understanding that all

behaviour is a form of communication

• Experience of supporting teaching and learning

activities for students, and providing support for the class teacher in the

preparation and organisational processes involved in the day to day running of

a lesson.

• Experience of delivering bespoke interventions

to individuals or small groups of learners

• Experience of providing cover in the short-term

absence of the class teacher

• Experience

of monitoring and assessing student progress and engagement; and providing

regular feedback to stakeholders

• Experience

of working in partnership with classroom teachers to differentiate appropriate

interventions for students in relation to the

curriculum

• Experience

of supervising students over lunch and break times as directed

• The ability to build

relationships with students, families and key partners around the students

• The ability to work as part of a team using own

initiative when needed