Sen Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel; Royston; On-site; GBP 22,996 - 25,068; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant for a permanent full-time position in Royston, England. The role involves supporting students with MLD and SLD needs, emphasizing equality and respect.

The successful candidate will be passionate and proactive, working towards formal qualifications and fostering an inclusive learning environment for children with additional needs.

Salary ranges from £22,996 to £25,068, dependent on experience and qualifications, with a commitment to safeguarding and promoting student welfare.

Qualifications

• Willing to work towards formal qualifications.
• Compassionate towards children and young people with additional needs.
• Excellent communication skills to meet students' needs.

Responsibilities

• Support students' learning and development in various contexts.
• Help students with PMLD and complex medical conditions achieve their goals.
• Foster an environment that promotes equality and respect.

Skills

Compassion for children

Communication skills

Creative thinking

Education

Level 2 Maths and English

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant

Salary: £22,996 to £25,068 (Actual annual salary, dependent on experience and qualifications)

Position Type: Permanent Full-Time Term Time Only

Location: Meldreth, Cambridgeshire

Hours: 40 hrs per week, Mon - Fri, 8.30am-5pm

Start date: ASAP

Our partner school is an independent special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of their students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments. Their students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.

Role Responsibilities

• Be crucial in supporting students with their learning, development and progress in all areas of the curriculum within a range of learning contexts including the classroom, the local environment and within the community
• Help young people with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions and autism to achieve their educational and personal goals
• Support an environment that fosters equality, diversity and the rights of all young people to be seen as learners and be treated with respect
• Place an emphasis on support and empowerment of young people
• Develop a greater understanding of Special Education issues; the values of Aurora and demonstrate these in all aspects of the role
• Provide high quality support in all aspects of the role
• The role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care routines

Candidate Requirements

• Willing and able to work towards getting formal qualifications, attend training and to take responsibility for your own development – All fully funded by the school
• Passionate and show compassion for children and young people with additional needs
• Ambitious and determined to overcome barriers to learning
• A lover of the outdoor and community learning
• Capable of having a vision to see potential rather than disability
• Committed fully to our safeguarding values and procedures
• Proactive, rather than reactive
• Creative thinkers with solution focus
• Able to work supportively as a team member and confidentially when working independently, within a range of settings
• Excellent communication skills, particularly in relation to our students communication needs
• Able to understand and deliver effective education and support in line with identified needs
• Educated to at least level 2 (or equivalent) Maths and English

All applicants must have a valid enhanced DBS check. Full assistance provided.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and provide child protection and prevent duty training to registered candidates.