Jobs in London - Support Assistant for Visually Impaired Student • London

Company: Protocol Education

London

Support Assistant for Visually Impaired StudentSeptember 2025 Responsibilities:Assist a visually impaired student throughout the school day, including in classrooms, breakfast club, break times, lunch times, study club, and after-school activities.Encourage the student's resilience and independence in learning and social interactions with peers and staff.Work closely with the student's family to address concerns and support the child's overall development.Student Progress and BehaviourSupport teachers with lesson planning and preparation.Track the student's progress through interim reports and exercise books.Provide regular feedback on the student's achievements to parents, carers, and professionals.Create resources to ensure curriculum accessibility.Offer pre- and post-tutoring assistance to help the student grasp lesson materials and key concepts.Maintain effective communication with the student's family to support consistent behaviour management at home and implement external support.Monitor progress, set targets, and ensure appropriate interventions are implemented.Modify teaching materials to help the student access key lesson points and objectives independently.Lead small group sessions to help the student achieve their targets.This role is crucial in fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment for a visually impaired student, promoting their academic and social development. Pay rate is dependent on experience & qualifications All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.