Archway Learning Trust · Nottingham
SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENT Support and direct activities with either
individuals or groups of students to ensure their safety and facilitate their
physical, emotional and cognitive development Contribute to the health and well-being of
students Establish and maintain good working
relationships with individual students and groups Promote and reinforce the students’ self-esteem
and independence e.g. support in form time,
unstructured time etc. Encourage acceptance and inclusion of all
students To support groups of students as directed during
formal public or internal school examinations • To assist students on work
placements, educational visits, residential, and recreational activities as
appropriate To assist students with self-organisation and in
the completion of homework tasks, in allocated periods during the school day Drawing on knowledge of various forms of
individual needs, to develop an understanding of the specific needs of the
students within the school community • To
liaise effectively with parents/carers as appropriate To assume responsibility for designated
keyworker role at School Action Plus and/or a named EHCP child To assist the other health care assistants in
carrying out their role in providing specific assistance to personal care needs
of students To ensure that you cover the role of personal
care in a colleague’s absence with guidance from the SENCo/ Lead SEND teacher and Level 2 Teaching
Assistants To provide care, as and when needed, on off site
visits and trips To provide practical and personal assistant to
individual pupil needs To assist students with their day to day
personal care needs, personal hygiene, toileting and feeding To promote students’ independence skills in
relation to personal hygiene, toileting and feeding To monitor the behaviour of students,
encouraging positive behaviour and reporting any incidents • To
ensure the safety and well-being of children, providing support where necessary
or signposting concerns to colleagues To liaise with external agencies, where
appropriate, talking through therapeutic programmes and discussing programmes To write specific health care plans/Personal
Evacuation Plans for key students To be responsible for the recording and
distribution of medicines • To support students over break and
lunch times Help with the collation of Review/Annual Review
meetings Help with classroom resources and records To implement learning programmes a directed by
the class teacher – with individual or small groups To monitor individual student’s needs and
provide regular feedback to the teacher Contribute to the management of student
behaviour To participate in the evaluation of the support
programme To contribute to the maintenance and development
of the Learning Support Faculty Support and reinforce the school curriculum
including catch up KS3/GCSE work, literacy, numeracy activities in a 1:1
setting and in the classroom Pro