SEN Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting for Psychology Graduates to join one of our client schools in Manchester as SEN Teaching Assistants.

This position will be full-time, starting in September. The salary for this position will be between £420 and £450 per week.

This is an ideal opportunity for Psychology Graduates to gain experience working alongside children with special educational needs. As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you will be working alongside students with autism, as well as ADHD, dyslexia, and other moderate learning difficulties. For the most part, you will be assisting students in a setting of small groups or on one-to-one basis. By working in smaller groups, you will be best able to support pupils in their learning development.

It is important that the successful candidate has a good understanding of SEN and SEMH. You must be aware of behavioural traits such as uncooperative behaviour and ways in which to manage them. This school has a large proportion of pupils who require SEN support. Nearly a quarter of students at this school are receiving additional SEN support. Therefore, this position is particularly important to this school. It is essential that you are able to build relationships with the pupils so that you can support them in their learning to the best of your ability.

This school is located in Manchester, and it is easily commutable from the surrounding areas of Wythenshawe, Cheadle, and Didsbury. The school is in a highly disadvantaged area, 67% of their pupils are eligible for free school meals, this is 40% higher than the national average.  Currently. 31% of their student population leave year 11 with a grade 5 or above in both Maths and English.

The highlights of this position will be:

• You will have the support of Teaching Personnel, the UK’s leading Teaching Recruitment Agency.
• For the right candidate, there is the potential to be placed in a permanent teaching position, when you have become fully qualified.
• This position will be highly rewarding as you will be working with vulnerable pupils.

For this position, it is essential that you are willing to apply for a fully enhanced DBS check, and that you can provide at least two employment-based references.

If you are a recent Psychology Graduate, looking to start a career in education, please apply now by uploading a copy of your CV.

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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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