SEN Teaching Assistant

Tradewind Recruitment; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking a full-time SEN Teaching Assistant in Dartford to support children with various special educational needs in Primary Schools. Responsibilities include working with individuals or small groups, assessing progress, and collaborating with teachers and families. Candidates with experience and relevant qualifications are preferred, with access to professional development courses.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Dedicated Consultant support

Access to CPD courses

Qualifications

• High desirability for previous experience as a Teaching Assistant or LSA.
• Willingness to obtain an enhanced DBS.
• Experience in a pastoral or educational setting is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Working 1:1 or with small groups of children with SEN.
• Assessing student progress and collaborating with teachers and parents.
• Undertaking CPD as required for the role.

Skills

Experience working with children with SEN

Communication

Relationship building

Education

L2 or L3 Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant - Dartford

Full-time - per day - ASAP

Tradewind Recruitment are currently recruiting for an SEN Teaching Assistant to work across a variety of roles in Primary Schools, across the Dartford area. These roles can range from working with children with autism, providing academic support, to working with children from trauma-informed backgrounds where the role is more relationship focused.

Role

• Working primarily with children with SEN on a 1:1, or small group basis.
• SEN needs themselves can range from: ASD, ADHD, Global Delay, Speech and Language, SEMH, and/or Behavioural Needs.
• Working with small groups of students or individuals needing special attention
• Assessing students' progress and discussing development with Teachers, Parents/Carers, and external agencies if necessary.
• Undertaking CPD if the role requires it, in which you will be accredited for.

Requirements

• Experience working as a Teaching Assistant or LSA would be highly desirable.
• Holding a L2 or L3 Teaching Assistant qualification would be highly desirable but not essential.
• Experience working with children with SEN within an education, pastoral, or personal setting would be highly desirable
• Either have, or be willing to get, an enhanced DBS on the update service.
  

Benefits of working with Tradewind Recruitment

• We offer highly competitive and fair rates of pay, paying to scale for all long-term/perm responsibilities.
• A specialised, highly experienced, and dedicated Consultant to be your main point of contact.
• An independent and experienced Compliance team to ensure you can continue working.
• Tradewind works with the National College and can offer over 2500 accredited courses that you would have access to, so you will be able to complete CPD at your own convenience.
  

For more information on the schools we are working with specifically, please apply to this advert and will respond to you within 24 hours, or contact (url removed) or call us on (phone number removed).