SEND Teaching Assistant

SEND Teaching Assistant - Weston-Super-Mare and surrounding areas.

Are you a Teaching Assistant keen to make an impact within the education sector? Looking for full time work to start asap? Keen to build a long term as an SEND Teaching Assistant and local to the Weston-Super-Mare area?

Job Details

Sector: Education and Training

Position: SEND Teaching Assistant

Location: Weston-Super-Mare

Position start date: ASAP

Contract type: Full-time, Temp to Perm

Salary: £90 - £100 per day

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting for a great school in the Weston-Super-Mare area who are looking for someone to join their amazing team for the start of the new academic year. In this role as an SEND Teaching Assistant, you will be required to support children with special needs on various levels of the autistic spectrum aged 16+. This role as an SEND Teaching Assistant will be for an immediate start with the role being long term if successful following a trial.

Key Skills

1. You must be comfortable working 1:1 within an SEND role or with children in small groups
2. Demonstrate active listening skills and strong verbal communication skills
3. Look after children's physical, social and emotional welfare
4. Handle complex and sensitive issues with empathy and understanding
5. Be aware of safeguarding procedures to keep children safe at all times

Requirements

1. Experience working with young people or SEND in any capacity
2. You must also have an Enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to process a new one
3. Either live in Weston-Super-Mare or within a commutable distance
4. Demonstrate fluent English, both verbal and written

About Academics

Academics is a leading education recruitment company. Established in 2002, we provide daily supply, short term, long term and permanent recruitment solutions to schools across the UK. We operate quickly and efficiently to place candidates into roles ASAP. Academics provides over 2000 teaching staff, teaching support staff and non-teaching staff to more than 750 schools in England & Wales. We understand that security and vetting is paramount in education, which is why Academics are proud to have achieved REC Audited Education Gold Standard Accreditation. We offer a referral programme where you can earn up to £125 per recommendation. Our experienced teams of consultants, in offices throughout the UK, have a combination of education and private sector knowledge that has established Academics' reputation as one of the country's leading and most professional agencies within education, academic and teacher recruitment.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online and a member of the Academics team will contact you ASAP.