LSA / TA / Care Assistant / Suppor Worker

Protocol Education Ltd; Braintree; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education are recruiting an entry level Learning Support Assistant / Teaching Assistant / Care Assistant / SEND Support Worker to join a Special Needs school in Braintree. The role involves supporting students with Autism and other needs, including personal care where required, and building rapport with pupils.

This is a long-term, full-time position, five days a week from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Applicants must have the appropriate qualifications and training, and safeguarding checks will be

Qualifications

• Applicants should have appropriate qualifications and training for this role.
• Full safeguarding checks are required for all workers.
• No prior experience necessary, but a passion for supporting children with special needs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support students with a variety of special needs, including Autism and SLD.
• Assist with personal care where required and foster positive relationships with pupils.

Job description

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

• 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?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Protocol Education are looking to recruit a learning support assistant/teaching assistant to join a Special Needs school in Braintree.

The students that attend the school have a variety of special needs, including Autism and SLD. Therefore, personal care is required as part of this role. Many of the students are non-verbal, so strong communication is also important. A strong 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

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. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

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 Safe in Education', this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

• We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers.
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