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Position: SEN Learning Support Assistant 15 hours per week

Responsible to: Pre-School Manager / SENco

Purpose of Job: To work in partnership with the room leader / Senco to support social, emotional, educational and welfare needs of the child in line with the EY statutory Framework, codes of practice and preschool policies and procedures

Main Duties:

• To provide enhanced support within the classroom .

• To support the child in small groups and 1:1 intervention

• To get to know and understand the child's needs and interests and use this understanding to work with the child to support and encourage

• To support the child's social and emotional well being

• To assist the child's development of social, cognitive and emotional skills

• To give support and encouragement at meal and snack times

• To help the child engage socially with their peers

• To provide support to children with particular learning, behavioural, communication, social, sensory and physical difficulties

• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of children with special needs.

• Support targets from the child's one plan/ EHCP and assist to develop next steps.

• To maintain a safe and secure environment for the child

• An awareness, understanding and compassionate approach towards children with additional needs.

• To help and support the child to understand feelings and emotions and be able to try and express these in an appropriate way.

• To support the child to make good choices and encourage independent learning

• To demonstrate excellent communication and literacy skills.

• To work with the complex needs team to deliver speech and language support programmes

• To assist in observations, assessments and recording the child's progress

• To work in partnership with parents, SENDCo and other professionals involved with the child

• To plan activities to encourage continued development by being flexible and adaptable to meet emerging needs of children

• To attend to the child's persona; needs including personal hygiene welfare and health matters including first aid, administering medicines, toileting and nappy changing.

• To keep up to date with current skills by attending courses, reading documents, articles etc as required to fulfil this role and attend training to support this role.

Information about the School

Come and work for us we were recently awarded an Essex Teaching Award and a Pride of Essex Award.

We have highly skilled staff, bright and colourful classrooms, a stimulating outside hard surface garden and fantastic forest school area with an outdoor classroom. We have fun whilst learning and create the most amazing opporutunites for our children.

We offer funding for 2,3+4 year olds and are open every day from 08.45 to 3.30.

We provide a uniform to wear and are committed to supporting staff Continuing Professional Development.

We are a small dedicated team who strive to improve the educational outcomes for children as well as extending the children's life experiences through visits, outings and in house opportunities.

Call us now for an informal chat or to arrange a visit 01255 672189 / walton.preschool@googlemail.com.