SEN Teaching Assistants

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Taunton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Long-term Teachers Ltd is seeking flexible and passionate SEN Teaching Assistants to support students with special educational needs across multiple educational settings in Taunton. You'll have the opportunity to work in diverse environments, providing essential support to students with social, emotional, and mental health needs while enjoying flexible work tailored to your lifestyle.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive pay rates

Support for career development

Opportunities for long-term placements

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in the UK is essential, SEN or SEMH experience highly beneficial.
• Ability to adapt to different school environments and student requirements.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and group support to students with a range of SEN.
• Assist teachers in delivering tailored plans for individual learning needs.
• Foster a safe and inclusive classroom environment.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Adaptability

Education

Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Job description

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Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 15:30, term time only

Are you a passionate and adaptable SEN Teaching Assistant looking for flexible work opportunities? We are recruiting SEN Teaching Assistants to work across a range of special educational needs (SEN) schools and provisions. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in diverse settings while making a meaningful impact on students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

About The Role:

As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you will support students with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, autism, ADHD and other learning difficulties. You will have the flexibility to choose short-term, long-term or day-to-day assignments across a variety of SEN and mainstream settings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide one-to-one and group support to students with a range of SEN
• Assist the teachers in delivering tailored plans that support individual learning needs
• Use positive behaviour management strategies to help students engage in learning
• Foster a safe and inclusive classroom environment that encourages student confidence and independence
• Work alongside teachers, therapists and SENCOs to implement EHCPs
• Adapt to different school environments and be ready to support varied educational approaches.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Experience working with children in the UK is essential. Experience with SEN, SEMH or additional learning needs would be highly beneficial.
• A patient, compassionate and resilient approach to supporting students
• The ability to adapt quickly to different school settings and student requirements
• A Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (desirable but not essential)
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is advantageous but not required
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Why Join Us?

• Flexible working opportunities to suit your availability and lifestyle
• Gain experience across a range of schools and provisions
• Work with a dedicated agency team that supports your career development
• Competitive pay rates and the opportunity for long-term placements

This is an excellent opportunity for an SEN Teaching Assistant looking for flexible, rewarding work where you can make a difference in children's lives. If you're passionate about SEN education, we’d love to hear from you!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay