SEN Teaching Assistant - Birmingham
SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: DudleySalary: £425 to £450 per week
Contract: Temporary to Full Time
Hours: Monday to Friday (8:30 to 3:30pm)
Do you have experience as a support worker or care assistant?
Have you worked with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?
Are you looking for a challenging role working with vulnerable individuals in supporting their educational journey?
Teaching Personnel are seeking an experienced Teaching Assistants who has a passion for supporting young people to join their team in an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ SEN school. The successful candidate should be available full-time (Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 15:30pm).
Our client school is based in Dudley and caters for pupils aged 4 – 19 who have severe and profound learning difficulties including high levels of autism and complex medical needs. The school provides personalised support that utilises the young person’s Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) to help to overcome any learning challenges.
Your role with be to provide additional support to the students in the school, this could be on a 1:1 or small group basis. Candidates will be expected to support the teacher with general classroom and behaviour management and should show willingness to deal with personal care as this is a requirement of the role.
Requirements:
- Valid full UK driving license
- Experience with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
- Experience working with children
- Experienced with personal care
- Experienced with challenging behaviour
- Strong communication skills (including verbal and written)
- A DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply for one)
If you are a passionate about making a positive difference in the education of vulnerable young people, we would love to hear from you.
If you would like to apply for this role, please send a copy of your updated CV.
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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