Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Special Needs Teaching Assistants Required

At Career Teachers we are recruiting for a Special Needs School in Leeds who currently require additional teaching assistants to join their team on a full time, long term basis. These roles are to begin as soon as possible and be for the rest of the academic year with the view of becoming permanent.

The school caters for students with additional learning needs such as autism, therefore we are looking for people who have a background of working with children and young people with special educational needs.

Role specifics:

• You will be working with children and young people with special educational needs, in small groups or sometimes on a one to one basis, supporting throughout the school day with all aspects of learning and emotional support.
• Some students will be non-verbal so prior training of PECs and Makaton would be beneficial, however this training can be provided.
• You will be building trusting relationships with students, tailoring learning to suit their individual needs and spending time to get to know what works best for them.
• The ideal candidate will be confident in managing challenging behaviours and diffusing situations effectively.
• You will need to be adaptable, empathetic and nurturing.

This is a term time only role, working Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.30 and 15.30.

If you are looking for a new and extremely rewarding role, this is an excellent opportunity to join a welcoming team and make a difference to the education and development of vulnerable students.

Click apply now if you feel like you are a good fit for the role and we will be in touch as soon as possible.

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.