Sen Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent daily rates paid weekly

Support throughout placements

Access to a dedicated SEN consultant

Full compliance with AWR

Job summary

A well-known recruitment agency is seeking learning support assistants in Teesside to support SEN students. The role involves helping students with Autism and various behavioral challenges in a specialist environment. The ideal candidate will be creative, proactive, and emotionally resilient to engage learners who may have previously disengaged from education. Competitive daily rates and full support through placements are offered, along with compliance to safeguarding requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar environment with students who may present challenging behaviors.
• Ability to engage learners who have faced negative educational experiences.
• Commitment to adhere to school policies and practices.
• Be reflexive, proactive, creative and empathetic in approach.
• Adhere to school policies and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support learners with academic and personal development in a SEN setting.
• Work in a specialist environment managing challenging behaviors.
• Utilize a creative and empathetic approach to engage and support learners.
• Demonstrate emotional resilience and the ability to engage learners with a history of disengagement from education.
• Experience in a similar environment or with young people who may present challenging behaviours is desirable.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Engagement with learners

Creativity

Proactivity

SEN experience

Job description

Overview

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 will 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 who 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

Responsibilities / Requirements

• Support learners with academic, personal and social development in a SEN setting.
• Work in a specialist environment with learners who may present challenging behaviours.
• Be reflexive, proactive, creative and empathetic in approach.
• Demonstrate emotional resilience and the ability to engage learners with a history of disengagement from education.
• Experience in a similar environment or with young people who may present challenging behaviours is desirable.
• Adhere to the school's policies and practices.

Benefits

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

Safeguarding & Compliance

We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education. A current Enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for everyone working in schools. If you do not have a valid DBS Update Service subscription, you may need 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 are inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position; in some cases, the option to become 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 and may include an online search as part of due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer free online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced DBS check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see the Protocol Education website.