Inclusion Assistant, Al Rayana Charter School

JOB DESCRIPTION
Provide early intervention to promote the educational and social development
of identified pupil/s under the direction and guidance of the Head of
Inclusion and Class Teacher.
RESPONSIBILITIES

Main Duties
 Provide support for individual pupils, within a group context or
individually, both inside and outside of the classroom to enable them to fully
participate in a range of activities during the school day.
 Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety.
 Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for
individual pupils, link to the student’s IEP goals and contribute to the
monitoring of their progress and attainment.
 Support the individual pupil/s in relation to their additional support needs
e.g., academic, physical, emotional, and behavioural difficulties and help
develop their social and communication skills.
 Assist home room and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records.
 Prepare necessary resources to assist the identified student to access or
differentiate the curriculum in order to support learning.
 Promote independence, by teaching clear and meaningful strategies to the
student.
 Support the aims of the school, comply with the requirements of health and
safety, code of conduct and other relevant legislation and school policies.
 Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.
 Attend training sessions and professionals’ meetings as required.
 Work with other professionals e.g. speech therapists, occupational
therapists etc, as needed.
 Build a close working relationship with home room and subject teachers and
communicate regularly and openly.
 Understand other duties from time to time as the principal / Head of
Inclusion require

Specific Duties
 Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality – respecting that the Head of
Inclusion, Home room and subject teachers are responsible for formal
communications with parents.
 Academic assistance
 Giving individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher / providing group
instruction where appropriate
 Demonstrating various instructional activities
 Monitoring work assigned by the teacher – checking and correcting individual
students work in line with school policy, while in progress.
 Keeping individual pupil and peers on task
 Praising and reinforcing the achievements of pupils/reporting pupil progress
to the teacher
 Prepare materials for the individual as needed, to scaffold their classroom
learning.
 Supervising individual pupil/s in the classroom, specialist lessons and
other locations
 Participating in development of behaviour policy / promoting pupils self-
esteem and discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy
 Attend and subsequently deliver intervention for SaLT / OT / ABA therapy to
help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising the impact of
therapy.
 Attend ECA/trips and visits.
 Experienced IA may be asked to mentor new IA – new IA may be asked to
participate mentoring

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications SEN qualification
– Diploma

Minimum Experience
‎2 years SEN experience