Purpose of the post
•To ensure that the children and young people of Gwynedd and Ynys Môn are central to everything we do.
•Support educational needs for pupils with behavioural / emotional problems.
•Support educational needs at home for children that cannot attend mainstream school due to specific medical needs.
•Take responsibility for learning activities.
•Plan, prepare and introduce a wide curriculum along with the therapeutic curriculum for individuals or groups.
•Monitor, assess, record and report on the successes of these elements.
•Promote pupils' general progress and well-being in accordance with the provision's philosophy.
•Implement the Special Needs Practice Code in relation to supporting pupils.
•Ensure that the pupils engage with the work and make progress towards completing accredited courses.
Responsibility for functions
•General learning resources.
•IT equipment to support the pupils' learning
Main duties
Support for Pupils
•Support the Education of groups of pupils that are set aside by the Inclusive Education Leader.
•Plan challenging teaching and learning aims and adapt lesson plans/work as appropriate.
•Assess the pupils' needs and use detailed information and specialist skills to support the pupils' learning.
•Monitor and evaluate pupils' responses to learning activities through a range of strategic assessments and monitoring.
•Give objective and accurate feedback and reports, as required, reports on pupils' achievements, progress and other matters, to ensure that sufficient evidence is available.
•Administrate and assess/mark tests.
•Establish an operative, effective relationship with the pupils and act as a role model and set high expectations.
•Develop and implement Individual Educational Plans (IEP), Individual Behaviour Plans (IBP) and Individual Development Plans (IDP).
•Promote every pupil's inclusion.
•Support the pupils regularly by identifying their individual needs and responding to them.
•Encourage the pupils to interact and work collaboratively, where appropriate, with others and commit all of the pupils in activities.
•Promote independence and use strategies to identify and award achievement and self-reliance.
•Report thoroughly on the progress and achievement and provide a range of evidences and the level of progress and achievement.
•Asses, record and report on the pupils' achievements.
•Provide feedback for pupils in relation to progress and achievement.
•Report on pupils' progress to the schools and any relevant agency.
•Contact and communicate effectively with everyone relevant to the pupils as appropriate.
•Facilitate communication between schools, parents and other agiencies
•Ensure that all Health and Safety matters that are part of your responsibility are brought to the attention of the Line Manager.
•Being an operative part of drawing up risk assessments on pupils and teaching locations.
•Organising and managing an appropriate learning environment and resources.
•Implement the LEA's Equal Opportunities policy.
•Work within the discipline policy that was established to predict and manage behaviour constructively, promoting self-control and independence.
•Support the parents' role in teaching pupils and contribute towards/lead meetings with parents to provide constructive feedback about the pupil's progress/achievement etc.
•Produce lesson plans, work leaflets, plans, etc.
•Being aware and supporting difference, ensuring that every pupil has equal access to learning and development opportunities.
•If appropriate, attend pastoral meeting in the named schools.
•Possess a valid driving licence and use of a vehicle that conforms with Gwynedd Council's Travel Policy.
Support for the Curriculum
•Introduce learning activities for the pupils within an agreed supervised system, adapting the activities according to the pupils' responses/needs.
•Introduce local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy, numeracy, and making effective use of the opportunities provided in other learning activities to support the skills development of pupils.
•Use IT effectively to support leaning activities and develop pupils' competence and independence in its use.
•Select and prepare necessary resources to lead learning activities, taking into account the interests, language and cultural background of the pupils.
•Advise on a location and using specialist advice/resources/equipment appropriately.
General
•Responsibility for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances
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