Part Time Teaching Assistant Level 2 with SNA

Teaching Vacancies; Bolton le Sands; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a Part Time Teaching Assistant Level 2 with SNA. The role focuses on supporting primary-aged children’s development across physical, emotional, social, communication and intellectual needs at a school in Bolton area.

Ideal candidates will have NVQ 2 or equivalent in teaching assistance, experience with ASD, and strong behaviour management and safeguarding awareness. Opportunities for professional development are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience with primary school children or NVQ 2 in teaching assistance
• Experience with children with communication and interaction difficulties
• Experience delivering interventions
• Knowledge about ASD and supporting children with a diagnosis
• Good understanding of behaviour and managing challenging episodes
• Understanding of sensory processing difficulties and strategies

Responsibilities

• Support children’s development across physical, emotional, social, communication and intellectual development needs
• Help keep children safe, including safeguarding and maintaining a safe environment
• Contribute to positive relationships with children and adults through communication and interaction
• Support learning across the curriculum

Skills

Experience with primary school

Experience with communication needs

Intervention delivery experience

Knowledge of ASD

Behaviour management

Sensory processing awareness

Education

NVQ 2 or equivalent in teaching assistance

Job description

Part Time Teaching Assistant Level 2 with SNA

What skills and experience we're looking for

The candidates will have:

• a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with children of primary school age or NVQ 2 or equivalent in teaching assistance
• experience of working with children with communication and interaction difficulties
• experience of delivering interventions
• knowledge about ASD and how best to support children with a diagnosis
• a good understanding of behaviour and how to prevent and manage episodes of challenging behaviour
• an understanding of sensory processing difficulties and how to support these through sensory circuits and other strategies

What the school offers its staff

The school offers:

• enthusiastic, friendly and well-behaved children who love to learn.
• a supportive, experienced and caring team of staff and governors.
• a vibrant, well-resourced learning environment where children are nurtured and challenged.
• opportunities for continued professional development.
• a school community where kindness, diversity and inclusion are celebrated.

Further details about the role

The candidates will;

• support children’s development (physical, emotional, social, communication and intellectual development needs)
• help to keep children safe, including maintaining a safe environment, dealing with accidents, supporting safeguarding
• contribute to positive relationships with children and adults through communication and interaction
• support learning across the curriculum

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.