SEN Teaching Assistant

Niche Education LTD; Ferryhill; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated recruitment specialist

Long-term or daily roles

Job summary

Niche Education Ltd is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to work in a SEN school in Darlington. The successful candidate will support students with complex needs and collaborate with dedicated staff to promote independence and positive outcomes.

The role requires prior TA experience or transferable SEN experience, strong communication, resilience, and the ability to engage and manage behaviour in challenging situations. On-site role with ongoing opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified TA or transferable SEN experience.
• Experience with children or young adults with special needs.
• Ability to engage with pupils and enforce positive behaviour.
• Ability to challenge pupils when displaying negative behaviour.
• Ability to build a respectful rapport with SEND pupils.
• Resilience and calmness under stress.
• Strong communication skills.
• Flexible and responsive to differing pupil needs.

Responsibilities

• Support students with complex needs in the classroom.
• Assist with behaviour guidance and positive reinforcement.
• Collaborate with teaching staff to implement learning plans.

Skills

Qualified TA

SEND experience

Behaviour management

Pupil engagement

Resilience

Education

Qualified Teaching Assistant

Job description

Niche Education Ltd are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to work in an SEN school in Darlington.

A successful candidate will have worked as a teaching assistant in a school before or have relevant SEN experience in either healthcare or another sector which they can transfer over to an education setting.

The school, based in Darlington, is a specialist provider for children with special educational needs. Children who attend this school will usually have a Statement of Educational Need or an Education, Health and Care Plans.

The school are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and resourceful individuals to join a dedicated and hardworking team of specialised support staff. They are looking for people who will enjoy being effective in supporting students with complex needs and who have an appreciation of the positive attitude required to encourage independence in their students.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be a qualified teaching assistant or have the transferable skills needed
• Have worked with children or young adults with special needs before
• Be able to engage with children or young adults and enforce positive behaviour
• Be able to challenge children or young adults when they display negative behaviour
• Be able to build a strong, respectful rapport with children or young adults with SEND
• Be resilient and able to remain calm under stressful situations
• Have exceptionally good communication skills
• Be responsive, flexible and sensitive to the differing needs of pupils

In return Niche Education Ltd can offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• A dedicated, honest and friendly recruitment specialist to support you
• Long term or daily roles

Niche Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding children and young people and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing, referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.