SEN Teaching Assistant - Do you have childcare experience?

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; Croydon; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£90 – £120 per day PAYE

Full-time & Part-time opportunities

Flexible supply work

Long-term SEN roles

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd. in Croydon and surrounding areas is seeking an SEN Teaching Assistant with transferable childcare experience. You will provide 1:1 support, help with classroom activities, and assist with reading, writing, and numeracy, in both mainstream and specialist schools.

No formal TA CV is required; patience, reliability and the ability to build relationships with children are valued. We offer flexible full-time, part-time and long-term SEN roles with PAYE pay between £90 and £120

Qualifications

• Experience with children is required or transferable childcare experience is acceptable.
• You don't need to have "Teaching Assistant" on your CV to have the skills for this role.
• Patience, reliability and the ability to build relationships with children are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 support to a pupil.
• Help children engage with classroom activities.
• Support communication and interaction.
• Encourage independence and confidence.
• Help pupils manage routines and transitions.
• Support children with autism, ADHD, or other needs.
• Assist with reading, writing and numeracy.
• Support children's social and emotional development.
• Work with small groups.

Skills

Patience

Reliability

Communication

Relationship-building

Transferable experience

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant – Do you have childcare experience?

Location: Croydon & Surrounding Areas

Pay: £90 – £120 per day PAYE

Roles: Full-Time, Part-Time & Flexible Opportunities

Have experience with children but never worked in a school?

You don't need to have "Teaching Assistant" on your CV to have the skills needed to be a great one.

Maybe you've spent a summer working at a children's camp.

Perhaps you've worked as a babysitter, nanny or au pair.

You might have coached a children's sports team, volunteered with a youth group or supported children through Scouts, Guides or another organisation.

You may even have gained valuable experience through regularly supporting or caring for a younger sibling or family member with additional needs.

If you're patient, reliable and naturally good at building relationships with children, we'd like to hear from you.

Teaching Personnel are looking for people interested in working as SEN Teaching Assistants within primary and specialist schools across Croydon and surrounding areas.

What does an SEN Teaching Assistant actually do?

• Providing 1:1 support to a pupil
• Helping children engage with classroom activities
• Supporting communication and interaction
• Encouraging independence and confidence
• Helping pupils manage routines and transitions
• Supporting children with autism, ADHD, communication needs or other additional needs
• Helping with reading, writing and numeracy
• Supporting children's social and emotional development
• Working with small groups
• Celebrating the small wins that can make a big difference to a child's day

You won't be expected to walk into a school knowing everything.

We're looking for people with the right attitude and transferable experience who are willing to learn.

Your experience might be more relevant than you think

We're particularly interested in hearing from people who have experience through:

• Babysitting
• Nannying or au pairing
• Summer camps and holiday clubs
• Sports coaching
• Scouts, Guides or youth groups
• Children's clubs and activities
• Nursery or childcare work
• Youth work
• Tutoring or mentoring
• Volunteering with children
• Supporting children with additional needs
• Regular caring responsibilities for younger siblings or family members

Your experience doesn't necessarily need to have come from paid employment or a school.

If you've developed patience, communication skills, resilience and an understanding of how to build trust with children, we'd be interested in having a conversation.

Who could this suit?

• Looking to start a career working with children
• Considering teaching, psychology, SEN or education
• A graduate looking to gain practical experience
• A university student looking for work around your studies
• Returning to work after a career break
• Coming from childcare, care, youth work or another people-focused role
• Looking to turn informal experience with children into professional school experience

What are we looking for?

More than anything, we're looking for people who are:

• Patient. Reliable. Calm. Encouraging. Willing to learn.

Working with children with additional needs can sometimes be challenging, so you'll need to be able to remain positive, adapt your approach and understand that every child is different.

You don't need years of school experience.

You do need a genuine interest in supporting children and helping them make progress.

What can Teaching Personnel offer?

• £90 – £120 per day, depending on the role and experience
• PAYE – no umbrella companies
• Full-time and part-time opportunities
• Flexible supply work
• Long-term SEN support roles
• Mainstream and specialist school opportunities
• Experience supporting a range of additional needs
• Access to CPD and training
• The chance to build genuine school-based experience
• Support from a dedicated Primary Education consultant

Never considered working in a school before?

That's completely fine.

Some people know from the start that they want to work in education. Others discover it after working at a summer camp, coaching a football team, looking after children or supporting someone within their own family.

The skills you've picked up outside of a classroom could be exactly what a child needs inside one.

If you have experience working with or supporting children and you're interested in seeing where those skills could take you.

We'll have a conversation about your experience, what you're looking for and the SEN Teaching Assistant opportunities we currently have available.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants will be subject to the necessary safeguarding and compliance checks.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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