Children's Support Worker

Connex Education; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Connex Education is seeking SEND Teaching Assistants for various SEND Schools in Liverpool for the new academic year. The role involves supporting pupils with special educational needs, both academically and emotionally. Full and part-time options are available, offering competitive daily rates and additional benefits like funded qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive daily rate paid weekly

Free access to SEND toolkit skills development

Funded formal qualifications

Support from your dedicated consultant

Refer a friend scheme (£200 vouchers)

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with SEND in schools or residential settings.
• Willingness to provide personal care.
• Able to provide a DBS or apply for a new one.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils academically and emotionally.
• Promote life skills in an engaging learning environment.
• Work as a team with class teachers and other TAs.

Skills

Supporting pupils with SEND

Dealing with challenging behaviour

Building relationships

Education

Level 2/3 SEND

Level 3 Teaching and learning in Schools

Level 4 HLTA

Job description

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About the role:

Connex Education are working with various SEND Schools in Liverpool who are seeking support workers who are interested in working in SEND Schools as a SEND TA for the new academic year in September.

About the School:

The schools we work with cater for pupils aged between 2 and 19 with a range of needs including Autism, SEMH, SLD and PMLD. The role of a SEND TA will include supporting pupils both academically and emotionally as well as promoting life skills. You will work as a team with the class teacher and other TA’s to help create an engaging learning environment.

We are working on both full and part time roles , some of which are temp to perm. The hours are usually Monday-Friday 8.30am until 3.30pm.

Benefits of working for Connex Education:

• Competitive daily rate paid weekly
• Free access to our SEND toolkit skills development
• Funded formal qualifications including level 2/3 SEND, L3 Teaching and learning in Schools and Level 4 HLTA
• Support from your dedicated consultant
• Refer a friend scheme (£200 vouchers)

Person specification:

• Experience of supporting pupils with SEND either in a School or residential setting as a support worker.
• Be willing to provide personal care.
• Confident in dealing with challenging behaviour
• The ability to build relationships with staff and pupils.
• Able to provide a DBS on the update service or be willing to apply for a new one.

If you are interested in applying for this SEND TA then please apply today. Alternatively, please email your CV to Jemma.finniganconnex-education or for more information please call Jemma on 01513292727.

All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone.

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