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Are you interested in working with SEN children?

• Do you want to make a difference in young peoples work?

• Do you want to work directly with young people on a one to one basis?

Teaching Personnel are recruiting for Teaching assistants to support on a 1:1 basis with pupils who require additional support. The young people in need of support require this due to their additional needs. The needs can vary but most commonly is ASC, SEMH and associated needs.

Your role as a Teaching Assistant would be to assist the class teacher and possibly support other TA’s in the room throughout the school day.

Your main duties will include helping pupils with their work, assistance in group work activities, providing an alternative environment for the pupils to work to promote the pupils progress and help them reach their full potential. All of this is then further supplemented with a high range of equipment targeted at SEN pupils including soft rooms and hydrotherapy pools. Which you as the Teaching Assistant would make use of to supply the best learning environment you can.

The schools require a Teaching assistant to match their ethos and values so the ideal candidate should have:

• A patient, calm and caring personality

• Experience of working with SEN environment particularly with experience severe or profound difficulties in learning including Autism

• A strong ability to develop relationships and rapport with both pupils and parents

In addition, you will need to complete all necessary vetting checks including proof of identity, a DBS on the Update Service and producing two recent references.

Working through Teaching Personnel allows for many benefits including:

• A team of consultants to look for roles for you and support you in the ones you find

• Access to a wide variety of CPD opportunities

• Flexibility on your working conditions

If you believe you are the perfect Teaching Assistant and can support and inspire these young people, please send your CV today.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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