Sen Teaching Assistant

Connex Education; Leicester; On-site; GBP 22,750 - 27,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily rate

PAYE paid weekly

Free access to SEND Toolkit skills development

Funded formal qualifications

Career progression opportunities

Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities

Job summary

A specialist education provider in Leicester is seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant to support SEN pupils. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development, including funded qualifications. Candidates should have experience supporting pupils in challenging behaviour, a current DBS, and be able to commute to Nottingham and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

• Must have experience of supporting pupils with challenging behaviour.
• Strive for excellence and be proactive.
• Willing to commute to Nottingham and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities

• Support SEN pupils in a primary and secondary setting.
• Work Monday to Friday from 8.30 AM to 3.25 PM.
• Participate in professional development opportunities.

Skills

Experience supporting pupils in mainstream or SEN setting

Proactivity

Confidence in handling challenging behaviour

Education

Current DBS on the update service or willing to provide a new one

Job description

SEND Teaching Assistant September Start

Leicester
£500-£600per week depending on experience and training
To apply you must have the right to work in the UK

About the role
Connex Education is working with a specialist SEN school based in Leicester that has two separate sites a primary and secondary site. The school is currently looking for experienced SEN Teaching Assistants to work in September in a long term placement.
The Role will be working Monday to Friday with working hours of 8.30 until 3.25, the role will be a long term placement with a view to permanent placement with the right candidate.

Benefits of Working with Connex Education as a SEND Teaching Assistant
• Competitive daily rate.
• PAYE paid weekly
• Free access to our SEND Toolkit skills development package comprising over 19 courses.
• Funded formal qualifications, from Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HLTA and Level 5 TEFL
• Career progression via our Care to Classroom setting conversion course Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom
• Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities

Person Specification
• Have experience of supporting pupils with in mainstream or SEN setting
• Strive for excellence and go the extra mile!
• Being proactive
• Be confident in working with challenging behaviour
• Have a current DBS on the update service or willing to provide a new one
• Being able to commute to Nottingham and surrounding areas

All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone. Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.