SEND Teaching Assistant

Vision for Education; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An education supply agency in Doncaster is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant to support children with special educational needs in a dynamic classroom. The role involves assisting teachers, managing classroom behavior, and providing individual support. Ideal candidates have experience with SEND, are adaptable, and passionate about education. Excellent daily rates and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Excellent daily rates

Guaranteed pay scheme

Social and networking events

Pension contributions

Professional development courses

Qualifications

• Experience of working with individuals with Special Educational Needs.
• Resilient and trustworthy with a passion for education.
• Access to a car or easy public transport routes.

Responsibilities

• Support children with complex needs in the classroom.
• Assist the classroom teacher with lesson preparation.
• Manage classroom behavior to ensure positive learning.

Skills

Experience with Special Educational Needs

Ability to manage challenging behaviors

Teamwork

Adaptability and motivation

Job description

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Full Time (Monday – Friday) (Temporary – Permanent)

Working hours: 08:30am - 15:30pm

The Role

Working closely with children and young people with complex needs including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), physical disabilities, social emotional and mental health (SEMH) and emotional behavioural difficulties (EBD). You will be working within a strong team of staff, supporting one another in the workplace. You must have a passion for education and a motivation to provide a good level of learning and development to students in a classroom environment. You will be supporting children between the ages of 7 – 16 years old (KS2 – KS4). You will be supporting young children who have communication and interaction difficulties, cognition and learning difficulties and sensory or physical difficulties.

The School

The school located in Doncaster work tirelessly for their students and was recently rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. As a SEND Teaching assistant, the school would require you to be supporting the classroom teacher by providing individual or small group assistance to students, helping with lesson preparation and delivery, managing classroom behaviour, and generally ensuring a positive learning environment for all pupils.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working with individuals with Special Educational Needs.
• Experience of working with behaviours that challenge.
• Be a resilient and trustworthy worker with a passion for education.
• An ability to work as part of a strong team and support others where necessary.
• To be highly motivated, adaptable, committed and enthusiastic within the workplace.
• Access to a car or easy public transport routes.

What we offer

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration).
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.
• Access to free courses such as Team Teach.

About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.