Specialist Communication Assistant
Teaching vacancies, Tilehurst, Reading
Specialist Communication Assistant
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Teaching vacancies, Tilehurst, Reading
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 13 Nov | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 9bb5dbec02c54c14bc226d3e8ce0c945
Full Job Description
- Training: A full induction and on the job training with a commitment to supporting and coaching you towards excellent practice
- Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance with a supportive whole staff team and governing body
- an exciting and challenging role
- a fantastic pupil population with supportive parents and families
- a highly professional staff team
- onsite parking Further details about the role The role of Specialist Communication Assistant is an exciting opportunity for the right person to be involved with the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the communication intervention programmes as well as raising expectations for pupils with SEN. They will be taking individual pupils or small groups and work with them, supporting their learning and development.
q Sound literacy and numeracy skills q Ability to make use of ICT to support pupils' learning q Able to confidently and competently apply knowledge and skills acquired from training into a practical classroom context q Good planning and organisational skills q Ability to motivate and encourage pupils q Understand and be confident in use of : o Relevant technology and AAC., q Relevant qualifications to include either A Levels, NVQ3 (including English and Maths) or NNEB plus GCSEs grades A to C or Sub level 3 vocational qualification q Demonstrable and relevant SEN experience q 3 years' experience with pupils with learning difficulties q Appropriate Specialism Subject qualification q Demonstrable and relevant experience within a school based setting q Qualified First Aider Knowledge q Knowledge of the Early Year's curriculum or national curriculum q Understanding the child protection, safeguarding and bullying issues and able to demonstrate understanding of own accountabilities q Knowledge of the key factors that can affect the way pupils learn q Demonstrate knowledge of the key factors that can affect the ways pupils learn q Awareness of and willing to promote the School's social inclusion policies and practices q Have a good knowledge of the strategies and interventions that you will be required to use and model/train staff in the use of: o RWI o Pre-Phonics and Phonics o Visual Phonics o LExplore o Multi-sensory approaches to Literacy o Reading assessments and the Reading spine Skills and Abilities q Sound literacy and numeracy skills q Ability to make use of ICT to support pupils' learning q Able to confidently and competently apply knowledge and skills acquired from training into a practical classroom context q Good planning and organisational skills q Ability to motivate and encourage pupils q Understand and be confident in use of : o Relevant technology and AAC.