SEMH Teaching Assistant

A Pupil Referral Unit in Manchester is looking for teaching assistants for full-time roles starting as soon as possible. The school works with children currently out of mainstream schooling for different behavioural reasons. They may also have different social, emotional and mental health needs. The students within this school are between the ages of 11 and 16, so will follow a secondary school curriculum.

Role and responsibilities

• Encouraging good and respectful behaviour within classrooms and around the school
• Helping students with any tasks or learning that they may struggle with in lessons
• Working with teachers to prepare for lessons
• Providing feedback whilst occasionally working one to one with students

For this role you should

• Have previous experience dealing with challenging behaviour and know how to deescalate situations
• Have previous experience working in a school or support role
• Have a proactive personality
• Have an enhanced DBS on the update service (this can be applied for through Teaching Personnel if needed)

If you are available full-time and interested in this role, please apply with a recent CV highlighting relevant experience.

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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