SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANT

The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) provides the necessary non-teaching services to pupils with assessed educational needs. They act in a care and support role that is non-teaching in nature. Their duties are assigned by the Principal acting on behalf of the Board of Management/ETB. Their work is supervised either by the Principal or another teacher as determined by the Principal. The SNA’s primary function is to ensure the care and support needs of the students are met on a daily basis.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE:

Remuneration:

The remuneration offered is the SNA scale as determined by the Department of Education & Skills. Remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy.

Person Specification:

Essential:

Each candidate must have

• the minimum standard of education for appointment to the post of SNA which is FETAC Level 3 major qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications or a minimum of three Grade Ds in the Junior Certificate or equivalent;
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• the ability to build good relationships with pupils and colleagues;
• excellent organisational and planning skills;
• a passion for working with children and the ability to manage groups of pupils;
• the ability to manage difficult behaviour effectively;
• flexibility and creativity;
• the ability to work as part of a team;
• good record-keeping and report-writing skills;
• ability to show discretion in sensitive situations.

Desirable:

• Capacity to discharge the duties of the post through the medium of Irish.

Application Process/Apply for the position: 

All particulars of post and online application process can be found on the GRETB website:
https://gretbcareers.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/JobApply/6412?source=1

Closing Date: 20/01/2025 12:00 PM

Contact details : All job queries can be submitted to recruitment@gretb.ie.