Specialist Support Assistant - Level 3

Location

Oldham, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Ref: NB/OL-88969

NJC scale points 12-17: £26,421 – 28,770 per annum (full time/full year)

Actual salary pro rata: £19,777 - £21,535

SEN Allowance £1,455 per annum

32 hours 55 minutes per week, Term time only 190 days

Commencing as soon as possible

Hollinwood Academy is part of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust. Hollinwood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables children and young people from reception to Key Stage 4 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and speech, language, and communication needs their full entitlement. As a result, the young people benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being, and physical development.

We invite applications for the post of Specialist Support Assistant to join our team at Hollinwood Academy. The Specialist Support Assistant will work under the guidance of the Specialist Support Lead within an agreed system of supervision, to organise, plan, deliver, track and evidence bespoke intervention programmes to individuals, small groups and whole classes across primary and secondary. The Specialist Support Assistant will also liaise with parents/carers, class teams and pastoral to ensure the implementation of developed strategies and generalisation of learned skills during and following intervention.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate how they meet the following essential criteria:

• NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification
• Experience of supporting students who have a diagnosis of autism and/or and speech, language, and communication needs
• Experience of successfully implementing interventions in supporting social, emotional and behavioural needs
• Experience of preparing/contributing to learning resources to support learning programmes
• Organisation and self-management skills to efficiently undertake a high level of data collection and record keeping
• Interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships with students and colleagues
• Communication skills and professionalism to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers

New Bridge MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must have a commitment to safeguarding young people. This post is

subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references will be sought prior to appointment.

Salary: NJC Points 12-17. £26,421 - £28,770 per annum (full time/full year)

Actual Salary: £19,777 - £21,535 per annum

Contracted hours: 32 hours 55 minutes per week

SEN Allowance: £1,455 per annum

Status : Permanent

Based: Hollinwood Academy, Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham

Closing Date : Friday 9th February 2024 at 9am

Interviews: Week beginning Monday 12th February 2024

School information: Rebecca Knott: [email protected]

Completed application forms via email to: [email protected]

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£26.42k per annum