SEN Teaching Assistant

Do you have a passion for supporting students with special educational needs and are looking for a new role?

We are currently working with a secondary SEN school in Manchester to find new, full-time teaching assistants that are looking to build support experience within an education environment. Within these roles, you will work with a team of experienced support staff and teachers to deliver high quality and individualised education to students with a variety of additional needs, from moderate to complex.

Responsibilities:

• Assist students with additional needs within lessons and ensure they have access to individualised and supportive education
• Work one-to-one or in small groups with a tailored approach to meet the needs of each student
• Work closely with teachers and other staff to implement education plans and different learning strategies
• Foster a positive and inclusive education environment that ensures all students are supported
• Monitor the progress of the students within the class you work with and provide regular feedback to teachers, parents and other relevant parties involved in care plans

Experience needed:

• Previous experience working with children with special educational needs, preferably in an SEN school but can be in mainstream provisions
• Experience and confidence with challenging behaviour, knowledge of de-escalation for this
• Experience with personal care and be willing to do this within new role

For these roles you must be available full time as there is no flexibility to work less than 5 days.

If you are interested in working within an SEN school in the new school year, please apply with an up to date 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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