SEN Teaching Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Liskeard; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a dedicated Learning Support Assistant to join their passionate team. This role focuses on supporting students with special educational needs, fostering a safe and engaging learning environment. You'll work closely with teachers and students, helping them thrive academically and socially. The school is committed to adapting its curriculum to meet the diverse needs of its learners, ensuring every child reaches their full potential. If you are proactive and experienced in SEN support, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in children's lives.

Benefits

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during clearance and onboarding

Interview preparation and advice

Statutory employment rights

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with special educational needs.
• Strong knowledge of strategies to support young people.

Responsibilities

• Support the classroom teacher in managing the class.
• Build meaningful relationships to help students excel.
• Provide a healthy and safe learning environment.

Skills

Experience with special educational needs

Understanding of autism

Understanding of ADHD

Teamwork

Driving license

Job description

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A fantastic school we support is seeking to appoint a dedicated, passionate and empathetic learning support assistant to join their close-knit team. Our mission is to guarantee that children leave our care knowing that they have received the best and richest education, that they have continuously put in their best effort, and that they have developed a thirst for learning that they will take with them into their future studies and careers. Our school supports learners who have barriers to learning, including SEMH, autism, ADHD and Asperger's.

Built upon the 'thrive’ approach, our school is committed to placing the students at the heart of the work that they do, adapting the curriculum to suit their needs. Students are allowed to flourish and reach their full potential.

This role is offering full time hours on a permanent basis. If you are an experienced and proactive SEN Teaching Assistant then we want to hear from you!

About the role:

Supporting the classroom teacher in managing the class and supporting students in focusing and engaging in their learning

You may be asked to work across their other sites and outreach centres

Get the classroom ready for lessons

Supervise group activities or work with students on a 1:1 basis, depending on need

Provide a healthy and safe learning environment for children

Build meaningful and long-lasting relationships to help students excel both academically, socially and emotionally

Requirements:

• Experience working with children with special educational needs
• Strong knowledge and understanding of strategies to support young people with both their studies and wellbeing
• Understanding of additional needs including autism, ADHD and aspergers
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Must be able to drive, have access to your own vehicle (must have been driving for at least 2 years)

Working with Long Term Teachers

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Education Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating genuine, honest and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering exceptional service where you will be supported, heard and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of REC and we have the highest standards of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

With LTT we offer:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights such as, sick pay, holiday pay, maternity/paternity pay
• Use of PEO system which is all app based, through Fairpay you have 24/7 access to GPs for you and your immediate family, professional counseling, up to 7% discount across 2000 stores