Behaviour Support Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

A specialist school in the S11 area is looking for a full-time Teaching Assistant from now until the end of the school year to support students with ASD and various social, emotional, mental health (semh) and behavioural needs

As a teaching assistant at this school, your duties will require you to supervise the pupils throughout the school day, encourage the pupils to engage with their education, build positive relationships with the pupils, and calm down hyper-active behaviour. You may be required to work 1:1 with a certain pupil, small groups or provide more general classroom support. The school would be interested in a candidate who has previous experience supporting children or adults who display challenging behaviours. 

This role would be suitbale for applicants with a background in Education, Sports, Carers, Residential support workers, Youth Workers and those with the experience within the Prison system or the Military.

We are looking for candidates: 

Hold a full drivers license (Preferred but not essential)

• Are patient and resilient
• Have a caring disposition
• Can set clear and respectable boundaries
• Encourage pupil engagement
• Are able to reinforce positive behaviour

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH TEACHING PERSONNEL, YOU MUST: 

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional references that cover the last two years

 Benefits of working with Teaching Personnel 

• A dedicated consultant to guide you into and throughout your placement
• Competative saraly, upwards of £85-100 per day (6 hour shifts) Paid weekly
• CDP training to assist with your development as an educator.

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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