In this exciting opportunity, the right candidate will work alongside the professional team of staff at the Grange Junior School in Hartford. Employed by the parents of the child, the successful candidate will work as part of the team and be there to help a nominated child with ASD to fully access all normal school activities - academic, social and sporting.

DETAILS OF THE ROLE:

Location: The Grange Junior School, Beechwood Avenue, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 3AU
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:00pm.
Term Time only (36 weeks). Permanent contract
Salary: £20,000 per annum
Start Date: Immediate Start

EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ROLE:

• Provide 1:1 in-class support during school hours.
• Adapt lessons and timetable to his needs and learning style.
• Support focus, engagement, and positive participation.
• Respond calmly and effectively during dysregulated moments.
• Encourage independence, confidence, and peer interaction.
• Work collaboratively with us and the school to ensure consistency.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the assigned child so that he can engage fully with the curriculum, and achieve his potential.
• Supervise the activities of the assigned child both in and out of the classroom (including educational visits) to facilitate his physical and emotional development in accordance with the school’s behaviour management policy.
• Raise the awareness to teaching staff of any pressures on children which may result in behaviour problems.
• Raise the awareness of teaching staff to strengths and difficulties of the child.
• Provide support for teachers in managing behaviour.
• Liaise with parents in conjunction with the teaching staff to ensure effective communication concerning the child’s well-being.
• Attend to the personal and physical needs of the child so that their well-being is maintained including, and not limited to, any Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan, dietary and medical information.
• Prepare and maintain learning resources and ensure that the classroom is such that the needs of the lesson plans are met in a safe learning environment, which complies with relevant health and safety requirements.
• Liaise with other professionals, such as speech therapists and educational psychologists following recommendations as necessary.
• Participate in staff meetings, parents’ evenings, staff training development work and staff reviews as required.
• Review and develop own professional practice.