SEMH Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel is working with a school in Manchester to find a full-time teaching assistant to support a small number of students who are not currently within mainstream schooling and have different social, emotional and mental health needs.

The role will consist of working with students individually within a classroom to support their work and their behaviour. You will work alongside teachers and other support staff to provide a positive and inclusive learning environment that is constantly being adapted to suit different needs.

You should be able to provide meaningful feedback that aids development and other teaching staff.

To be successful in this role you must:

• Have experience working with students with additional needs
• Have previous experience working in schools
• Be confident in controlling possibly difficult behaviour
• Understand the different needs that students may have and the different approaches that you may have to take to helping learning

As the school is based at two different sites, you should also hold a full driving license and have access to a car.  

To apply for this role, please provide us with an up to date CV with relevant experience detailed.

All applicants must have a permanent residence and right to work in the UK. If you are currently based in another country, please do not apply for these roles as we will not be able to process your application.

Any applicants that have been out of the UK for more than 6 months over the past 5 years will be asked to provide an overseas criminal clearance check. If you do not already have one of these, please apply for this before applying to this role.

When applying through Teaching Personnel, an enhanced DBS on the update service is a required document. If you do not have one already, you will be asked to apply for one through Teaching Personnel before you are able to start in a position.

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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