Graduate SEN Teaching Assistant

Graduate Career Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Graduate Career Solutions is seeking a Graduate SEN Teaching Assistant to provide personalized support to learners with special educational needs. The ideal candidate will have a degree level education and a passion for helping students with disabilities thrive. Responsibilities include planning activities, collaborating with a team, and tracking learner progress to ensure effective support. This full-time position is vital in instilling a love for learning in students while fostering an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Educated to a degree level.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
• Interest in special educational needs, specifically autism.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and teaching according to learners' individual plans.
• Deliver sessions and activities to support learners' development.
• Collect and analyze data on learners' progress.

Skills

Communication

Patience

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Degree level education

Job description

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Base pay range

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Operations Manager at Graduate Career Solutions

Graduate SEN Teaching Assistant

Surrey

Upto 28K per annum

Main duties and responsibilities

• Provide the support, care and teaching identified in learners’ individual learning plans and curriculum

• Plan, prepare and deliver sessions and activities to learners supporting the development of knowledge and skills as outlined in their individualised curriculum

• Provide behaviourally based support and reduce behaviours that cause barriers to learning and quality of life

• Support learners’ participation in social, leisure and educational activities within the local community, applying theory-based learning to practice

• Facilitate and support learners in decision making, promoting choice and involvement giving full regard to initiatives aimed at promoting individual empowerment

• Collect, record and analyse data on learners’ progress, ensuring learning support and care is appropriate and effective, making changes where needed

• Once trained, administer medication in accordance with company policies and procedures, and ensure that medical emergencies are dealt with appropriately

• Participate in relevant training to achieve required qualifications and attend mandatory training days/ courses, on- or off-site, as and when required

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Educated to a degree level

• Professional, personal or voluntary experience of working with adults or young people with disabilities

• Interest in special educational needs, specifically autism

• Passionate about helping others learn and develop skills

• A positive, patient, caring and can-do attitude

• Ability to work as part of a team and build good working relationships with learners, parents and staff

• Ability to keep accurate records and reports to track learner progress

• Confidence in maintaining confidentiality and discretion

• Soundly analyses verbal and numerical data

• Contributes to improve work methods, outcomes and team performance

• Adapts to new ideas and initiatives relevant to own area of work

• Manages the workload and completion of tasks by setting timelines and milestones, and involving stakeholders to deliver on time

• Invites and builds upon the ideas of others

Building relationships

• Follows-up with learners during and after the delivery of services to ensure that their needs have been met

• Ensures service is provided to learners during critical periods

• Prioritises learners’ issues and address them accordingly

• Understands the reason behind, or motivation for someone’s actions

• Recognises what is and is not acceptable/possible at certain times given the Organisational rules, structures, decision-making bodies, power relationships, Code of Conduct and values

Please note: This role is also known as Learning Support Worker

THE POST HOLDER WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (DBS) CHECK

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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