Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant In Enfield Secondary School 

Teaching Personnel is looking for experienced, motivated, and reliable SEN Learning Support Assistant who are looking to start work in January.

The successful candidates will have a passion for helping pupils become lifelong learners within a SEN education setting. The candidate will need to show and express excellent knowledge of basic Special Education needs, such as ADHD and ASD.

Experience and knowledge with PECS or Makaton would be an advantage for a successful candidate. Candidates must demonstrate the skillset and techniques to de-escalate distressed behaviours. A Caring background will also be strong candidates for an SEN Teaching Assistant Role.

Thes school is a mixed, secondary academy, situated a ten-minute walk from Enfield Lock train station. Inclusion is at the heart of the school they work hard to support the students so that they can achieve their very best, and access a broad and balanced curriculum

What we are looking for in you:

• Strong communication skills with excellent spoken and written English
• A Genuine passion and desire to work with SEN pupils
• Recent experience working within a Primary Setting
• Recent knowledge of working with Early Years, KS1 and KS2
• Have a Child DBS on the Update Service (or willing to process one)
• Can collaborate well with others
• Caring, calm and pro-active nature with a keen interest in SEN

Responsibilities:

• To contribute to the provision for students with SEN
• To contribute to the raising of the achievement of SEN students and support them in making good progress
• To contribute to the promotion of the well-being of SEN students within the Academy.
• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children you teach or meet.

If you are a SEN Teaching Assistant who can engage and support pupils through this stage of education and would like the challenge of a unique role such as this, we want to hear from you. Please apply for this role with your CV using the link or contact details attached.

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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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