Specialist Inclusion Assistant

The starting salary for this permanent position is £21,648 per annum based on 27 hours per week, across 4 days, for 39 weeks per year (term-time) pro-rata to £33,552. The working hours are 9am to 4.30pm.

We have a great opportunity for a Specialist Inclusion Assistant to join our fantastic Specialist Teachers for Inclusive Practice team based at Woodhatch place in Reigate, supporting schools in Tandridge, Reigate and Banstead and Mole Valley.

As a team we support hybrid working with the right balance. We come together in person every fortnight and meet regularly via Teams. This role requires you to spend the majority of your time working directly with children and young people in schools.

Our Offer to You

A generous local government salary related pension
Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
Comprehensive induction package
Opportunities to access training and shadow experienced practitioners in the team
5 INSET days over the academic year
Work with an experienced, supportive, flexible and welcoming service, ready to nurture your continued development
Work alongside colleagues who share a passion for improving the learning outcomes for pupils with additional needs and disabilities, value each other's ideas and who problem solve together
A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Role

Are you looking for a role that will put you at the heart of improving outcomes for some of our most vulnerable children and young people with additional educational needs? The position of Specialist Inclusion Assistant will be perfect for someone who enjoys the challenges and rewards which come with successfully engaging pupils with their learning.

We are looking for a creative and confident person to join our service, working alongside teachers and support staff in mainstream settings to promote the successful inclusion of pupils with a range of additional needs identified in the SEND Code of Practice. These may include sensory, cognition and learning, communication and interaction, and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, which can create barriers to learning and achievement.

You will help plan and implement practical strategies to "close the gap" and promote inclusion.

Your work will be guided by a Specialist Teacher for Inclusive Practice (STIP) planning, delivering, and evaluating packages of support and modelling good practice. This will include spending the majority of your week providing support in schools, directly with pupils and school staff.

The STIP teams work in all quadrants of Surrey, both locally in our teams and as part of a highly successful countywide service.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

At least five years recent experience of supporting and including pupils with additional needs in mainstream schools to access the curriculum and social opportunities
Recent experience of planning and delivering interventions to support pupils recognised within the SEND Code of Practice, particularly in relation to sensory, SEMH, communication and interaction and cognition and learning needs
Recent school experience of leading, or working as part of, a team to support pupil progress, demonstrating the importance of positive working relationships
Evidence of positive and effective communication with learners and colleagues
Evidence of appropriate continued professional development to support learners with additional needs

To apply , we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 4 questions:

Please tell us what interests you about the Specialist Inclusion Assistant role, and how do your skills and experience make you a good fit for our team?
Please describe a time when you successfully supported a pupil with additional needs to access learning. What strategies did you use, and what was the outcome?
Please give an example of an…