SEN Teaching Assistant - Casual Basis - Downley site

The Methodist Church in Britain; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

CPD available

Term-time holidays

Short-notice flexibility

Flexibility for other commitments

Job summary

Chiltern Wood School's Downley site in High Wycombe is seeking casual supply teaching assistants to support pupils aged 3–19 with complex needs. You will help with communication, physical and emotional development and pupil welfare. Training is provided, and staff work flexibly across term time.

Enhanced DBS and right to work in the UK are required; visa sponsorship is not available. The role offers full training, CPD, and flexibility to take holidays during term time and to arrange short-notice

Qualifications

• DBS check required (Enhanced) and right to work in the UK
• Online references may be requested
• Visa sponsorship not available

Responsibilities

• Support pupils' educational and social development
• Attend to pupils' welfare and emotional needs
• Support communication, physical, social and emotional development of individual pupils

Skills

Welfare support

Job description

Chiltern Wood School's Downley site, a 3-19 special school for pupils with complex needs including autism and sensory processing needs, is seeking supply teaching assistants on a casual basis. The work centres on supporting each pupil's communication, physical, social and emotional development and attending to their welfare. Supply staff work flexibly across term time, and the school provides full training for those new to the role. An enhanced DBS and right to work in the UK are required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Supporting pupils' educational and social development
• Attending to pupils' welfare and emotional needs
• Supporting the communication, physical, social and emotional development of individual pupils

Skills & knowledge

• Qualities to attend to pupils' welfare and emotional needs

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check including criminal records disclosure
• Online searches and satisfactory references
• Right to work in the UK

What’s offered

• Full training provided
• Training and CPD available
• Flexibility to take holidays during term time
• Flexibility to give short notice of availability
• Flexibility to concentrate on other commitments