Teaching Assistant to support Complex SEND Needs

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust  Tel: 01760 721831  Email: office@swaffhamprimary.norfolk.sch.uk      Salary: Scale D, pts 5-6 - £16,286 - £16,544 actual p/a (£25,583 - £25,989 p/a FTE)  Fixed Term until 31/08/2027  Part Time  27.5 hours per week  Term Time + 1 week  Start Date: September 2026 with the possibility of an earlier start date this academic year.    About the Role:   Do you believe in inclusion and that every child has the right and ability to shine, learn, believe and belong?   “Provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is effective.”    “Skilled adults deliver support effectively.”    “Staff enjoy working at the school… feel well supported by leaders… leaders are considerate of their workload and well-being.” Ofsted June 2023     Our values are rooted in enabling every child to flourish through our fantastic curriculum. Swaffham Church of England Primary Academy has an exciting opportunity for someone who is driven to make a positive difference to children’s lives.    We are looking for someone who is adaptive, consistent and patient, who understands how to support pupils with a range of communication and language needs, cognition and learning difficulties and associated communication, social and emotional challenges.    The role includes working in our bespoke provision for children with complex needs with a high adult to child ratio. The pupil(s) that you will be working with will either be in our bespoke provision or experiencing their mainstream base classroom. You will be working either in a small group capacity, or on a 1:1 basis depending on the individual needs and this evolves with the children. Typically, each pupil has a range of needs that are individual to them and require a highly adaptive, responsive and empathetic approach. Their range of needs includes, but is not limited to:   Global development delay  Significant speech and language needs   Autism  ADHD   SEMH needs     SEND and inclusion Teaching Assistant roles are unique and require a nurturing approach with a positive attitude, where we learn, proactively develop and adapt, as a team, to the needs of the children and support them to get the very best experience they can from school life.     Are you patient and understanding?   Are you child centred?   Can you work well as a team?   Are you keen to learn and develop your skill set and understanding of SEND?   Would you like to be part of our growing, positive team where children are at the very centre of all we do?   Are you able to adapt to the evolving needs of individuals?  Do you place a great deal of importance on mental health an