Sen Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd

Redcar

On-site

GBP 12,915 - 22,140

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Excellent daily rates paid weekly through PAYE

Support throughout placements

Access to a dedicated SEN consultant

Job summary

A well-known SEN school in Teesside is seeking learning support assistants/classroom support workers. The role involves supporting students, particularly those with Autism and moderate learning difficulties, in a challenging yet rewarding environment. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate emotional resilience and creativity while engaging learners constructively. Experience and a proactive, empathetic attitude are essential qualities.

Qualifications

Experience working in a similar environment or with young people showing challenging behaviours.
Ability to engage learners with negative educational experiences.
Compassion and understanding.

Responsibilities

Support students with academic, personal and social development.
Assist learners with Autism and varying levels of challenging behaviour.
Use a reflexive approach to learners' needs.

Skills

Resilience

Empathy

Creativity

Patience

Job description

We are working with a well-known SEN school in Teesside who are seeking learning support assistants/classroom support workers.

You will be supporting students with their academic, personal and social development. This role is demanding and challenging, but very rewarding. You will be supporting learners with Autism, moderate learning difficulties and varying levels of behaviour in a specialist learning environment. You'll be required to use a reflexive approach to learners, their learning and needs, and be able to work creatively and pro-actively. Emotional resilience and an ability to engage learners whom may have had a negative experience of education is a must, ideally you will have experience working in a similar environment.

Hours: 8:30-3:30 Mon-Fri

The ideal person:

Working in a similar environment or other experience of working with young people whom may present challenging behaviours.
Resilience and patience, compassion and understanding.
An ability to be proactive, creative and empathetic.
To adhere to the school's policies and practices.

In return we offer

Excellent daily rates payed weekly through PAYE (No Umbrella Companies!)
Support throughout your placements
Access to a dedicated SEN consultant
Full compliance with AWR (Agency Worker Regulations)

Please note: We undertake safeguarding checks on all our workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'. As part of these checks, we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working in schools. If you do not have a valid subscription to the DBS Update Service, we will require you to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process, at a cost of £40.00.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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