SEN Teaching Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Swanley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community-led SEN school in Swanley is seeking an enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistant to support primary-aged students with complex learning difficulties. The role includes providing individual support, enhancing independence, and collaborating with skilled professionals to ensure every student's needs are met.

Benefits

On The Job Training

Support and Training Offered Weekly

Small Class Sizes

Qualifications

• Experience working with students with various SEN needs.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils and adults.
• Good organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one support to students with complex needs.
• Organise and manage teaching space and resources.
• Promote inclusion and facilitate participation.

Skills

Sensitivity

Organizational Skills

Commitment to Safeguarding

Relationship Building

Job description

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A community led SEN school are looking for a Teaching Assistant to work with primary aged students. These students all have a diagnosis of ASD with complex learning difficulties. You will be working with students from the ages of 8-19.

• Small class sizes
• On The Job Training
• Friendly well run school
• Swanley location

The SEN Teaching Assistant Job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to work with primary aged students with complex needs and ASD. You will provide one-on-one support, helping students engage with their learning and develop independence, literacy and mathematics skills.

The successful SEN Teaching Assistant applicant will be given an exciting opportunity to work as a part of a fantastic school in Swanley where your energy and experience will be valued as you play an important part working each day towards the schools aim to meet the varied needs of its students.

As an SEN teaching assistant you will enjoy a high degree of job satisfaction as you have the opportunity to apply your skills to working with students ho need support building their independence as they navigate secondary school.

The School

• Based in Swanley this fantastic school is a friendly and well respected in the local community with students across the school ages 8-19.
• Pupils from Swanley and across surrounding areas who attend this school are offered a broad and balanced curriculum, that is tailored around an extensive knowledge of their learning difficulties and tailored to them.
• Support and training offered every week to further develop your knowledge and skills as an SEN teaching assistant for children with varied needs.
• You will be working with skilled Teachers and SEN Teaching Assistant's in a classroom environment

The SEN Teaching Assistant Responsibilities

• Give support to pupils, individually or in groups, so they can access the curriculum, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement
• Support with planning, preparation and resourcing for lessons
• Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities
• Use effective behaviour management strategies consistently in line with the school's policy and procedures
• Organise and manage teaching space and resources to help maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment

The SEN Teaching Assistant Applicant

The ideal SEN Teaching Assistant applicant will be have the following qualities:

• Enjoyment of working with young people
• Will have experience working with students with with various SEN needs
• Sensitivity and understanding, to help build good relationships with pupils
• A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding pupil's well-being and equality
• Honest, hardworking, transparent with a willingness to learn and develop
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils and adults
• The ability to remain calm in stressful situations