SEN Teaching Assistant

Are you an experienced teaching assistant looking for a new full-time role in January?

Teaching Personnel are working with an SEN secondary school in Manchester to recruit teaching assistants for full-time roles in the new year. The school supports pupils from the ages of 11 to 18 with specialised education and support individualised suit the different needs they have. Pupils will have a variety of complex needs, and you will work in classes of 10 or less with a team of support staff to help with de-escalation, work within the classroom and general support within each lesson.

For this role you should:

• Have previous experience working as a teaching assistant for pupils with additional needs, whether this is in a mainstream or specialist provision
• Be confident adapting your support to suit different needs
• Be comfortable with personal care and supporting others with personal care
• Have experience with challenging behaviour and de-escalation
• Be available for full-time roles in January

If you are interested in this role, please send an up to date copy of your CV alongside your application. 

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.

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

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.

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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