SEND Teaching Assistant

Five Education; Exeter; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS cost refunded

Specialist training

Living Wage employer

Job summary

Five Education in Exeter is recruiting for a temporary role to support children with SEMH and ASC. You will need excellent communication, resilience and patience, and a background in childcare, education, early years or supporting teaching and learning. Experience with autism or behaviour difficulties is highly valued.

The role pays £90 per day, inclusive of holiday pay, with gross pay of £450 per week. A car is required to fulfil duties across the Exeter area.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with SEMH and ASC.
• Excellent communication with resilience and patience.
• Qualification in childcare, education, early years or supporting teaching and learning.
• Experience with Autism or behaviour difficulties is highly valued.
• Willing to commit to 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Support children with SEMH/ASC in school settings.
• Communicate effectively with staff, pupils and families.
• Assist with safeguarding, DBS checks and references as required.

Skills

SEMH experience

ASC experience

Communication

Resilience

Patience

Education

Childcare qualification

Education/Teaching support qualification

Job description

Job Details

Job Type: Temporary

Location: Exeter

Start Date: ASAP

Contact Name: Brett Spearing

Contact Email: (url removed)

Contact Phone: (phone number removed)

An excellent, well established school in Exeter is looking for people who have experience supporting children with SEMH and ASC. If you have worked with children, young people or vulnerable adults who display challenging behaviour then this could be the role for you.

You will need to be an excellent communicator with lots of resilience and patience. You might have a qualification in childcare, education, early years or supporting teaching and learning.

The ability to demonstrate experience supporting those with Autism or behaviour difficulties is very much in demand. The school needs people who can commit to 5 days a week. If you are experienced and able to work full time this would be the perfect opportunity.

The rate is paid daily at £90 per day, inclusive of holiday pay. This will be a gross payment fo £450 per week to work this job.

This job requires you to have access to a car.

Good experience to have

• Previous experience working with individuals with SEN/Autism/Complex Needs/SEMH
• Have a right to work in the UK (A Valid Visa)
• At least one recent child-based reference and relevant DBS/ Police checks.

What can Five Education offer you?

• One of the best supply experiences in The South West - check out our google reviews!
• Free specialised, in-person training in areas such as Team Teach, Makaton, PMLD/SLD Awareness, Autism Awareness, and more.
• DBS cost refunded after you start working with us (T&Cs apply)
• Specialist support/ mentoring while you are working.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under-represented at this level.

Pay: Five Education operates a PAYE payroll; this is the most transparent way to be paid with no hidden fees such as admin fee or employers NI. We are also proud to be an accredited Living Wage employer. Please note pay rate is for illustration and does include holiday pay.

Vetting: Five Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of the staff we employ to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo checks including reference checks, TRA checks and will need to have a DBS; there will also be a face-to-face interview.