SEN Teaching Assistant - Redcar

Protocol Education; Saltburn by the Sea; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay via PAYE

SEN consultant support

AWR training / compliance guidance

DBS process guidance

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited is recruiting for a well-known primary school in Redcar seeking learning support assistants to help with academic, personal and social development. You will support learners with Autism and mild to moderate learning difficulties in a specialist environment, using a reflexive approach and proactive, creative strategies to engage learners and support their progress.

All applicants must pass safeguarding checks and an Enhanced DBS.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar educational support role is preferred.
• Ability to support learners with autism and challenging behaviours.
• Commitment to safeguarding and following school policies.

Responsibilities

• Support learners with academic, personal and social development.
• Assist in managing behaviour in a specialist learning environment.
• Follow school policies and contribute to a positive learning atmosphere.

Skills

Resilience

Patience

Creativity

Empathy

Proactivity

Job description

We are working with a well-known primary school in Redcar 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'll be required to 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 whom 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

The ideal person:

• Working in a similar environment or other experience of working with young people whom may present challenging behaviours.
• Resilience and patience, compassion and understanding.
• An ability to be proactive, creative and empathetic.
• To adhere to the school's policies and practices.

In return we offer

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

Please note: We undertake safeguarding checks on all our workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'. As part of these checks, we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working in schools. If you do not have a valid subscription to the DBS Update Service, we will require you 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 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. 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 ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.

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 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. 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 ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.