SEN Teaching Assistant

Niche Education LTD; North East; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Dedicated recruitment consultant

Long term or daily roles

Job summary

Niche Education Ltd is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join a specialist SEN school in Darlington. You will support students with complex needs and help them access learning in a calm, supportive environment.

The role suits experienced teaching assistants or those with transferable SEN experience from healthcare or other sectors. Excellent communication, resilience and the ability to build respectful rapport with pupils are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a teaching assistant or transferable SEN experience from healthcare or another sector.
• Experience with children or young adults with special needs.
• Ability to engage with pupils and enforce positive behaviour.
• Ability to challenge pupils when they display negative behaviour.
• Ability to build a strong rapport with SEND students.
• Be resilient and stay calm under stress.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Be responsive and flexible to differing pupil needs.

Responsibilities

• Support students with complex needs in a SEN setting.
• Assist with learning activities and promote independence.
• Manage behaviour and support inclusive learning.
• Collaborate with teachers and wider school staff.

Skills

SEN experience

Behaviour management

Communication skills

Rapport building

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.