Complex Needs Teaching Assistant
Rate of Pay - Minimum of £83.85 Per Day
Hours - 8:30AM - 3:30PM
Area - Llandeilo & Surrouding Areas
We are currently seeking a Complex Needs Teaching Assistant to join our increasingly growing team of passionate educators working within a purpose-built specialist facility for pupils who have a diagnosis of ASD. The centre has a capacity for 35 pupils and provides specialist educational placements for children and young people between 11 and 19 years, all of whom are on the Autistic spectrum; some have severe or profound learning difficulties.
If you are somebody already employed in education looking to take a step up to a more hands on role, or somebody coming from another relevant sector looking to enter the world of education, this role may be exactly what you’re looking for!
What will the role involve?
- Working alongside the classroom teacher, to help with their learning plans for the pupils in the class in KS3 & KS4
- Provide 1:1 support where needed
- Managing challening behaviour and providing de-escalation strategies
- On the job training through the school, helping you better understand the schools aims and culture
- Additional development opportunities through Teaching Personnel always available, including our Team Teach training which is invaluable to furthering your development
The ideal candidate:
- Ideally you will have previous experience working with pupils with Autuism, Complex Needs, PMLD & EBD.
- Experience with challenging behaviour & de-escalation
- Someone who can demonstrate the necessary nurturing qualities required to work closely with SEN children
- Be friendly, enthusiatic, adaptable, understanble and reliable
- Are not phased by challlenging behaviour and emotional/physical outbursts
- Teaching Assistant qualification is ideal but not essential
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE, YOU MUST:
- Driver with access to own vehicle (Essential)
- Hold Right to Work in the UK with proof of doucmentaion
- Be registered (or willing to register) with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) & Disclose & Baring Service (DBS)
- Provide 24 months worth of references, including any related references you may have worked with children.
If this role appeals to you, please apply now. For more information about the role, please contact Sasha Davies on 01792 473 300 - sasha.davies@teachingpersonnel.com
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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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