Teaching Assistant- Special Educational Needs- SEN

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 learning support assistants to join an ‘Outstanding School’ for pupils aged 3 to 19 years with a range of severe learning difficulties (SLD) including profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).

As a Teaching assistant at this SEND school, you will be responsible for providing learning support to individuals and groups while supporting teaching staff. You will be supporting, using a mix of resources to inspire pupil’s understanding, focusing on their early on early communication, interaction and the cognitive skills that are important for development and learning.

They are looking for candidates with existing experience supporting pupils with special needs, any one with personal experience, health care assistant/ support worker background or mainstream experience supporting pupils on a one to one basis.

Career Teachers offer a range of free CPD accredited SEND specific courses to upskill the right candidates.

• £70-£90 per day
• Long-term contracts for 1 year
• Immediate starts available

Requirements

• A patient and understanding approach and manner
• A flexible and amenable attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Reliable attendance and punctuality
• Clear DBS check
• Experience of PECS, Makaton, Intensive Interaction, Rapid Prompting Method and other relevant augmentative and alternative communication approaches are advantageous but not essential

Responsibilities

• Be aware of, and remain responsible for all safeguarding of pupils within your care
• Work collaboratively with both teaching and support staff to ensure best outcomes for students
• Foster independence in students and promote well-being and good welfare

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.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

Free CPD

Access to Skills Network

Refer a friend scheme

Recognition programme

Affinity Extra – Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Wellbeing 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.

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.