SEN Teaching Assistant

Affinity Partnerships; Colchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Dedicated consultant

Guaranteed pay scheme

Referral scheme

Job summary

Affinity Partnerships are recruiting a strong SEN Teaching Assistant to support students with SEND, helping them overcome barriers to learning and achieve their potential. You will work 1:1 or in groups, using strategies to manage behaviour and act with integrity and professionalism.

This role involves daily contact with pupils in school settings and adapts materials as needed. Affinity Partnerships is committed to safeguarding; DBS checks and compliance with UK right to work are required for

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with SEND.
• Ability to work 1:1 or in groups.
• Develop and use strategies to manage challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Develop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with identified students.
• Work alongside teachers and support staff to promote behaviour management strategies.
• Support pupils with personal and social skills and monitor progress.

Skills

One-to-one support

Behaviour management

Mentoring

Job description

Affinity Partnerships are currently recruiting for a strong SEN Teaching Assistant who assists the provision of support for individual students with SEND, helping them overcome barriers to learning inside and outside of school, in order to achieve their potential.

The successful candidate will work with children on a one-to-one basis or in small or large groups. Developing and using a range of strategies to manage and support pupils with challenging behaviours and act as an example of personal integrity and professionalism.

Essential:

• Develop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with identified students.
• Able to work alongside teachers, Heads of House and support staff to promote the effective use of behaviour management strategies.
• Working directly with individuals or groups to raise self-esteem and confidence of pupils with a view to improving their personal and social skills.
• Monitoring progress in improving behaviour.
• Strong behaviour management techniques.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and live in the UK currently.

Benefits of registering with Affinity Partnerships:

• Flexible working hours
• Access to a dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay scheme
• Up to 200 referral scheme

Affinity Partnerships are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share their commitment. Successful applicants will, in accordance with statutory guidance from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and therefore in regulated activity.

Affinity Partnerships is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless or sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity or disability.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Affinity Partnerships operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to high volume of applications we regret that this cannot be always possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.