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Teaching Vacancies; Cromer; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in Cromer is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support learners with complex special educational needs. This role involves assisting with tailored educational activities and ensuring a safe, inclusive classroom environment.

The successful candidate will work closely with teachers and staff, exhibiting flexibility, teamwork, and a commitment to ongoing professional development in SEN and safeguarding practices.

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of special educational needs and safeguarding.
• Interest in supporting learner development and well-being.
• Ability to work collaboratively with teachers and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to learners with complex SEN across activities.
• Support students with speech and communication difficulties and learning needs.
• Collaborate with teachers to create a positive learning environment.
• Assist in delivery of tailored educational activities and interventions.
• Help maintain a safe and inclusive classroom environment.
• Contribute to assessment and tracking of student progress.

Skills

SEN awareness

Autism awareness

Safeguarding

Teamwork

Adaptability

Professional development

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to learners with a range of complex special educational needs.
• Support students with speech and communication difficulties, autism spectrum conditions, social and emotional mental health needs, and learning difficulties.
• Collaborate with teachers and other staff members to create a positive learning environment.
• Assist in the delivery of tailored educational activities and interventions.
• Help maintain a safe and inclusive classroom environment.
• Contribute to the assessment and tracking of student progress.

Candidate Profile:

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual with a genuine interest in working with learners with special educational needs.
• Flexible approach to work, able to adapt to the varying needs of students.
• Experience and understanding of special educational needs, autism spectrum disorder, and safeguarding.
• Highly motivated with a commitment to supporting student development.
• Excellent teamwork skills, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues.
• Committed to their own professional development, with a willingness to learn and grow in their role as a Teaching Assistant.

What the school offers its staff

• Access to an employee assistance programme that provides counselling, physiotherapy and GP access.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you will be required to undertake pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare, it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted.