ALN Teaching Assistant

ALN Teaching Assistant

Salary: £83.85+ per day

Location: Milton Keynes

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (no weekends)

Closing Date: February 21st 2025

Teaching Personnel are looking for an ALN Teaching assistant to work in one of our partner schools in the Milton Keynes area. The school is a secondary school that has a centre that specialises in supporting autistic children. The school provide excellent levels of support to their pupils and create a safe and nurturing environment for them to thrive in.

Responsibilities of an ALN Teaching Assistant

• Supervise and provide support for pupils with additional learning needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Establish positive relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of pupils.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
• Promote self-esteem and independence.
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teacher on pupils’ progress.
• Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtime.

Ideal ALN Teaching Assistants will have:

• Experience supporting children with learning difficulties
• Experience supporting and de-escalating challenging behaviour
• You will need to be confident, organised and an enthusiastic individual who’s passionate about getting the best out of pupils

If you feel like you are a perfect fit for this role, get your application in today! The deadline for applications is February 21st 2025. If we receive applications from outstanding applicants, we will be contacting them before this deadline.

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.
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