Job Description: Inclusion Assistant

Job Description: Inclusion Assistant
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Salary : Grade C Point 10-13 (£14,338 to £15,941) pro rata
(Starting point dependent on qualification & experience)
Hours : 25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
(Attendance at some Parents’ meetings and occasional evening work for Open evenings and/or
curriculum enrichment activities is required)
Accountable to: The Assistant Principal, Inclusion Director
( All staff are required to work under the reasonable direction of the Principal and Vice Principals
with delegated responsibilities).
Performance Management: The post-holder will be subject to the Academy’s annual Performance
Review process. A pay review will be part of this process.
You are required to carry out the duties of a member of St Aldhelm’s Academy education support
staff according to the ethos, policies and guidelines laid down by the Academy.
Core Purposes:
This is an important post within the Inclusion team of the Academy. The Inclusion Assistant will work
with students identified with SEN or with low levels of literacy or numeracy in order to help them
develop numeracy and literacy to an age appropriate level as fast as possible. The post holder will
keep the Inclusion Manager, SENDCO and Inclusion Director informed as appropriate regarding
identified students; help support effective liaison between staff, keep accurate records, support the
administration of SEN and work proactively with students to support their personal development.
Core Accountabilities:
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Drawing on knowledge of various forms of special needs, to develop an understanding of the
specific needs of the allocated student(s) whom you will support.
Taking into account the special needs involved, to aid the student(s) to learn as effectively
as possible both in group and individual situations by:
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Encouraging students to complete tasks independently and to use their own
strategies to overcome their individual difficulties.
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Clarifying and explaining instructions.
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Ensuring the student is able to use resources provided.
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Motivating and encouraging students as required.
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Helping young people to concentrate on and finish the work set.
To help promote the literacy and numeracy initiatives and programmes.
To establish a supportive, trusting relationship with student(s) concerned.
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To develop, promote &reinforce the student(s) self-esteem and self-confidence.
To record the student(s) progress following all tuition and intervention sessions
To participate in the evaluation of the support programme.
To provide regular feedback about the students who are supported to the subject teachers
and Inclusion Manager.
To advise subject teachers (and other professionals as appropriate) in developing suitable
strategies for supporting identified student(s).
To monitor the progress of an individual or group of students over a set period of time both
in the Inclusion base work and in the classroom.
To liaise, advise and consult with Form tutors and relevant staff
To work with parents (and other professional as appropriate) in supporting identified
students
To work as part of a team, developing support programmes and participating the evaluation
of them.
To advise and assist in paperwork, reports and meetings for outside agencies
To produce reports on students being supported by you when required
To assist with Admission testing
To assist with NFER testing
Wherever appropriate, support relational links between home and the Academy.
To liaise, advise and consult with other members of the team supporting identified students
To attend relevant meetings.
To undertake relevant training as required to support the functions of the post and to
enhance personal development.
This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the Post. It will be reviewed at
least once a year and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time, after
consultation with the holder of the Post.
Status of this Job Description:
This Job Description is provided as guidance regarding the Academy’s professional expectations of
you in accordance with your contract of employment.
This Job Description is not your contract of employment and cannot in anyway remove your
statutory rights.
This job description will be reviewed at least annually.
Signed: (employee):
Signed: (on behalf of the Academy):
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