Recruitment

Teaching Assistant in the SRB

Drake Primary School has a unique opportunity for an excellent practitioner to work across our Main School and within our Autism Specialist Resource Base (SRB) as a Teaching Assistant.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed practitioner to develop and share their skills in working both within the main school classrooms and with children who have a place in our autism specialist provision.

You will be joining an innovative, trail-blazing team and will facilitate the success of our pupils both within the specialist and mainstream classrooms across school.

You will support the implementation of specialist approaches within our wider school setting, modelling high standards of inclusive practice.

We believe that strong, secure relationships are the key to pupil success, with an attitude of ‘unconditional positive regard’ for all of our pupils. We are looking for a resilient and nurturing professional to implement our curriculum and to work collaboratively with our SRB and main school team to deliver provision to meet the needs of all pupils.

The main responsibilities are;

• Supporting all pupils across the school, both in their main school and SRB classrooms
• Engaging pupils in their learning by providing modelling, scaffolding and adaptive teaching strategies to ensure pupils make progress across the curriculum
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the school, modelling high standards of practice within the classrooms and supporting class teams to effectively implement the provision of SRB pupils
• Enabling pupils to grow in their independence and autonomy, understanding how to adapt your support to facilitate inclusion into the wider school
• Supporting pupils during less structured times of the school day e.g. playtimes, to model positive communication skills and to support with the mediation of any peer conflict
• When appropriate and relevant, responding to incidents of pupil dysregulation, ensuring zones profile plans are followed where relevant
• Delivering and assisting the delivery of effective interventions e.g. Zones of Regulation, Attention Autism, Colourful Semantics
• Working collaboratively with parents to build trusting home/school relationships, including writing information about the day of pupils within their communication books

Starting salary: Dependant on experience, from scale D= £24,790-25,183. E=£25,584-27,269

Hours: 0845-1515 x 5 = 30 hours a week, term time plus one week.

Duration: This position is permanent.

Notes - You will need to use our specific application form. Please return to office@drake.norfolk.sch.uk

What it's like to work at Drake...

"I am thoroughly enjoying my time at Drake so far. I have found SLT far more supportive than at previous schools and have also found the SENDCo much more involved and aware of challenges. I have found that all staff are happy and willing to help, and it feels like part of a team. The school values definitely shine through in the actions of all staff which is lovely to see."

"Having worked in many different schools and in various roles in my school career, I’ve found working at Drake Primary School one of the most positive experiences. All staff are treated with respect and if you have a difficult situation there is always someone to support you, however big or small the problem. It’s a great team effort to meet all the children’s needs and include the children with additional needs. The assistant heads of both key stages have always been very helpful and knowledgeable. The headteacher always has time to listen and really cares about the staff and children. Best of all-the children are great: enthusiastic, funny, eager and polite! All-in-all, a great school to be part of! Thank you for helping me find my passion again!"