Complex Needs TA

Veritas Education; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Veritas Education is partnering with multiple SEN schools in Leeds to recruit a Complex Needs Teaching Assistant. You will support learners from Early Years to college level, assisting across classrooms, play areas and medical sessions, bringing transferable care skills into an educational setting.

The role suits those with care or support backgrounds, who are patient, reliable and passionate about helping children with diverse needs. A DBS and right to work in the UK are required.

Qualifications

• Previous care or complex needs experience is essential.
• Ability to support children with diverse learning, physical and medical needs.

Responsibilities

• Support learners across the school day, in lessons and throughout timetable.
• Assist in classrooms, playgrounds, lunch areas and during physio/medical sessions.
• Transfer skills from care settings to a school environment; be nurturing and reliable.

Skills

Complex Needs experience

Job description

Complex Needs Teaching Assistant - Leeds

Have you worked in care or support-worker based roles previously? Have you supported a variety of different needs and disabilities across various age groups? Are you looking for a change in career, from Care settings, into education? If so, this could be the job for you!

The school:

Veritas are working with multiple SEN schools, based in Leeds, that support a variety of complex and learning needs for children from Early Years to Post 16+ age groups!

The school has fantastic facilities to support the needs of each child, a warm welcoming team of dedicated staff and creates a safe educational environment for everyone to attend!

The Role:

The role is to support all learners across their school day, during their lessons and throughout their day-to-day timetable around the school, whether that be in the classroom or in other areas, such as playgrounds, lunch areas or in physio/medical sessions!

Previous Care and Support Worker experience has proven to be really effective in SEN schools, being able to transfer previous skills and techniques over to a school-based setting. Personal or family experience too is great to bring into schools also!

Requirements:

• Previous Care or Complex Needs experience supporting a range of different learning, physcial, mental health and medical needs.
• Comfortable supporting Special Education and Complex Needs
• Comfortable supporting children between 2-19
• Enhanced DBS on the update service (we can advise on this)
• Supportive, Caring and Nurturing personality
• Reliable and passionate

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION

• All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
• Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
• You must have legal right to work in the UK
• You must be willing to attend a registration interview

Veritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

Disclaimer

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community.'