SEN Support Assistant

Job Description

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Client Location : County Hall, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 30.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £20.00
Under the guidance of the Restorative/wellbeing specialist, to support and advise schools, settings and parents/ carers in:

• Determining the nature and underlying causes of SEMH difficulties
• Planning appropriate support and intervention
• Supporting access to the curriculum and class activities
• Developing whole school provision and approaches to meeting needs, including restorative approaches and behaviour policies
• Managing challenging behaviour, including de escalation

Knowledge
• Up to date knowledge of SEMH and the impact of this on CYP’s development in all areas, and how this may manifest in school and home
• Up to date knowledge of issues in the field of SEMH
• Knowledge of Early Years / Pre-School initiatives
• Knowledge of Statutory Assessment procedures/Code of Practice
• Knowledge of mainstream School curriculum
Experience
• Can demonstrate experience of working with pupils with needs
• Can demonstrate experience of working with families of SEMH children and young people
• Can demonstrate recent experience as a peripatetic Teaching Assistant or Support Practitioner
• Experience of working within educational settings
Occupational Skills
• Excellent verbal & written skills
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
• Excellent personal and time management skills
• Skilled in delivering in service training
• Excellent ICT skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with others
• Excellent recording and report writing skills
• Excellent assessment skills and target setting
• Ability to devise appropriate teaching materials to support a given intervention
• Literacy and numeracy skills to minimum level 2.