Location: Houlton School This is an exciting opportunity to join us at Houlton School which welcomed our first Year 7 students in September 2021, with 6 forms of entry. Our school will serve our local community - a new housing community; we will be the only secondary school on the development and will set the standard for delivering excellence in education as well as providing a valuable community resource via our facilities. Our Teaching Assistant role will provide support for us with formulating and realising our ambitious strategic vision for a world-class education; together, we will take over custodianship of Houlton’s heritage as a global hub for communication, the arts and world-class engineering. Your specific remit will be to work closely with the Head of Faculty for Inclusion in supporting our pupils with additional needs. You will be working to support pupils to make good progress and show positive behaviour for learning both in class and in 1:1 or small group interventions. You will be a positive and proactive individual with experience in working with young people. You will be a flexible team player, who responds well to the unique challenges and quickly changing environment of a brand new free school. Experience of working in a secondary environment and or working with children with additional needs would be an advantage. You will be a strong role model who rolls up their sleeves and gets stuck in with day-to-day operations. You actively seek out ways of improving your own performance and that of others, in order to ensure our pupils and the wider organisation are highly efficient, effective and sustainable. At your core is a strong moral purpose to provide the best deal for all stakeholders, but especially for the children and young people whom we serve. Whether you are currently working in a school or are looking to move into the education sector, we are looking forward to reading your application. Main Responsibilities: Supervising and supporting the teaching activities of individuals or groups of pupils to ensure their safety and facilitate in their physical and emotional development. Using appropriate skills to undertake those activities necessary to meet the physical and emotional needs of individuals and groups of pupils, including those pupils with special educational, physical or emotional needs. Monitoring the progress of individual pupils and groups of pupils, their achievements, problems, condition and development needs, reporting to the responsible teacher as appropriate. Using appropriate skills when actively engaged in pre-determined educational activities and work programmes to encourage the intellectual and social development of pupils. Assisting the teacher in the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care Programmes for individuals and groups of pupils. Supporting pupils with SEND needs The post holder will have a shared responsibility for the safeguarding of all children and young people. The post holder has an implicit duty to promote the welfare of all staff, children and young people and to be committed to promoting diversity and inclusion.