Overview
Required asap, a Teaching Assistant to join an exciting Secondary School that opened in 2012. Riverside School serves the growing Barking Riverside community on the banks of the Thames in superb newly-built accommodation and is already fully-subscribed. "Excellence for All" on Barking Riverside.
Responsibilities
* Support pupils with SEN
* Contribute to discussions concerning pupils with SEN to inform for planning/reviewing or monitoring purposes
* Be conversant with and use information technology equipment available within the school, loading information when appropriate
* Assist, under the guidance of appropriate professional staff, with the implementation of behaviour programmes
* Ensure pupils\' access to classroom activities
* Assist, as appropriate, pupils with SEN in a range of activities outside the classroom e.g. pastoral support, school trips
* Contribute verbal/written reports on pupils with SEN for review purposes
* Be responsible, in the school setting, for the health, safety and welfare of pupils with SEN
* The above duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder will be required to carry out such other appropriate duties as may be required by the Headteacher within the grading level of the post and the competence of the post holder
Safeguarding and recruitment checks
The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and digital screening. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Requirements
* Good interpersonal communication skills
* Flexibility and reliability
* Ability to work as a member of a team as well as under own initiative
* Organisational and time management skills
* A passion for the enrichment of young people\'s lives
About Riverside School
Riverside School is an outstanding, mixed, non-denominational secondary school with a sixth form. It is an academy located in Barking, Greater London (Inner London Pay Scale). Riverside opened as a new provision in September 2013, and currently has 1500 students on roll, with a planned capacity of 1800 students aged 11-18 by 2021. The school moved to its new £45m state-of-the-art premises in September 2017 with large classrooms and impressive indoor/outdoor sports facilities. The motto is "Excellence for All" and the curriculum is academically rigorous, broad and balanced for all students. The school emphasises social justice and high expectations for all learners, with a strong focus on professional development for staff. Riverside School is currently in the country\'s top 50 schools for student progress and was graded Ofsted outstanding in October 2022.
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