SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Pay Scale: £85 – £96

Start Date: December 2024

Location: Wakefield

Full-time role

Career Teachers are recruiting passionate and qualified Teachers and Teaching Assistants to work in a range of Primary Schools in the Wakefield Education Authority. Successful applicants can work on a full time or part time basis.

Career Teachers support a range of schools including Independent, SEN and Faith Schools.

We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team at a special needs school in Wakefield. This school has high expectations of its pupils and the whole team work together to ensure the best outcomes for all. This is a full-time position is available from December and will run until Easter with great potential to extend. You will play a crucial role in supporting pupils with severe or profound learning disabilities, helping them to thrive in their educational environment.

This school aims to provide a safe and supportive environment which is both educationally stimulating and appropriately challenging in order to enable all pupils to excel in their personal development and learning. The team are committed to working in partnership with families, other professionals and stakeholders to ensure that the highest standards of care and provision are in place for each child.

Outdoor learning is a feature of the curriculum. The school has extensive grounds that are well developed and play areas have been planned according to the needs of the pupils and to enable them to develop both physically, socially and cognitively. In addition pupils benefit from a programme of Forest School learning both on and off-site.

Key Responsibilities:

• To assist with the personal needs of pupils including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.
• To assist with the supervision of pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning.
• Assist in the implementation of individualised education plans (IEPs).
• Adapt teaching methods and materials to meet the unique needs of each student.
• Foster a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Collaborate with teachers, therapists, and other staff to support student development.
• Monitor and document student progress and behaviour.
• Encourage social interaction and positive behaviour among students.

Requirements:

• Experience working with children with special needs and disabilities.
• A patient, empathetic, and understanding approach.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Relevant qualifications or training in special education are desirable.
• Experience of Forest School or Outdoor Learning is advantageous but not essential.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to a scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• Friendly and honest service
• Online time sheets
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay schemes
• Genuine refer a friend scheme

• Affinity Extra – Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Well-being portal.

*These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Career Teachers are a leading national education agency that specialise in the recruitment of long term and daily supply teachers and support staff. As a teacher you will have a dedicated consultant who will support you with your career and who will give you access to a variety of opportunities that suit your needs.

All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), although we can help with this process a new application is required if your current DBS is not on the update service, and reference checks.

If the above role is just what you’re looking for, then please get in touch with Emma on 0113 244 0140 or send across your CV by clicking the apply button.

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

– Attend an interview in person;

– Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

– Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.