SEN Teaching Assistant
Teaching Personnel are seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join a OFSTED rated ‘good’ primary school in central Manchester.
This is a full-time position set to start in January 2025 and will be within the newly built SEN provision of the primary school.
As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting students with special educational needs, helping them to access the curriculum and achieve their full potential.
This role is paramount in ensuring all pupils, regardless of the barriers faced, receive the support they need to succeed in school.
Key responsibilities:
- 1:1 support for pupils with a range of SEN including autism, learning difficulties, and ADHD.
- Behavioural support within the classroom
- Classroom assistance (group work)
- Emotional support
- Collaborative working with teachers, parents and the SENCO
About you:
- Relevant experience working with children/ young adults
- Strong understand of the needs of SEN pupils
- Adaptable
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Patience and empathetic nature
- Excellent ability to work well in a team and independently
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
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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