Entry Level LSA / Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Witham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education and training provider in Witham is looking for an Entry Level LSA/TA/Care Assistant/SEND Support Worker. This full-time role involves supporting children with special needs and requires a passion for making a difference. No prior experience is necessary, and training will be provided. A friendly attitude and ability to build strong relationships are essential. The position offers long-term employment, ensuring you work 5 days a week, 8:30am to 3:30pm.

Benefits

FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training

Potential for permanent position

Qualifications

• Desire to assist children with special needs.
• No experience necessary but a social care background is beneficial.
• All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with a variety of special needs.
• Inspire, motivate, challenge, and support students.
• Build strong relationships with individual children.

Skills

Passion for working with children

Ability to build relationships

Motivation and inspiring attitude

Job description

✨Entry Level LSA/TA/Care Assistant/SEND Support Worker- Required now!✨

Are you?

• Do you want to make a difference?
• Are you passionate about working with children or vulnerable adults with special needs?
• Do you have a social care background?
• Or even had personal experience supporting SEND?

Protocol Education are looking to recruit a learning support assistant / teaching assistant to join a SEND provision in Witham.

The students that attend the schools have a variety of special needs, including ASD / SEMH / MLD / SLD / PMLD or have been identified as having a statement of an educational need. Therefore, a desire to assist in this area is required, but no experience is necessary!

All staff work to inspire, motivate, challenge and support each pupil, no matter what their individual needs may be. A friendly and positive approach to teaching and learning, as well as the ability to quickly build up strong relationships and rapport with individual children is important.

This is a long-term, full-time position so we are looking for candidates to be available 5 days a week between the hours of 8:30am-15:30pm.

If you have a real passion for supporting children with special needs and think this role sounds right for you then please apply now!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position, and the option to make this role permanent may become available later.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Save in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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