SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Do you want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young learners? Teaching Personnel is seeking a dedicated professional to join educational settings across Greater Manchester, where you’ll play a crucial role supporting students with special educational needs. This role requires a compassionate and adaptable individual with experience in Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), ADHD, Social, Emotional, and Mental Health needs ( SEMH ), Pathological Demand Avoidance ( PDA), and speech and language delays. You will work closely with students, tailoring lessons and resources to cater to a variety of learning styles and needs, ensuring each child feels supported and encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Adapted lesson plans to suit various abilities and learning styles, ensuring each student is engaged.
• Manage behaviour effectively using consistent routines to provide stability for students.
• work on a 1:1 basis, in small groups, and across the classroom, adapting your approach as needed.
• Support speech and language development.
• Communicate effectively with team members to coordinate and deliver high-quality support for students.
• Encourage positive behaviour and a constructive learning environment with both the classroom and school setting
• Obtain an empathetic, and nurturing approach to pupils
• Have strong communication skills and the ability to work within a team

Experience

• Previous experience working with children who have special educational needs.
• Experience supporting students with ASC, ADHD, SEMH, and speech and language delays
• DBS check registered on the update service or a willingness to obtain one.
• An understanding of safeguarding procedures and behavioural policies.
• Relevant qualifications in education, special educational needs but not essential

Benefit

• Excellent rate of pay
• Dedicated supportive team, who works along side to give continuous professional development

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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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