SEND Teaching Assistant: Help Students Thrive

OFG Education; Stamford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to raise

Your Wellbeing Matters - mental health

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista)

Health, wellbeing and insurance

Discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support including paid p

Job summary

OFG Education is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant for Meadows View School to support children aged 5-11 with complex communication needs, autism and related learning needs. You will work within a warm, collaborative team dedicated to helping each learner feel safe, confident and ready to engage.

You will assist with tailored activities, encourage independence, and provide emotional and practical support to help learners thrive, while upholding safeguarding and welfare standards across the

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with SEND.
• Able to engage learners in activities and adapt to needs.
• Excellent communication and teamwork with staff, pupils and families.
• Willingness to undergo safeguarding checks and DBS process.

Responsibilities

• Supporting children and young people with SEND to access learning and achieve personal goals.
• Assisting with engaging classroom, outdoor and enrichment activities tailored to individual needs.
• Providing emotional, behavioural and practical support to help pupils feel safe, valued and understood.
• Encouraging independence, communication, positive relationships and social development.
• Caring, patient and adaptable, with a genuine desire to help young people with SEND thrive.
• Resilient, positive and able to work collaboratively within a supportive team.
• A confident communicator who builds trust with pupils, colleagues and families.
• Flexible, enthusiastic and ready to support learning in a range of settings and situations.

Skills

SEND support

Engaging learners

Behavioural support

Communication with families

Job description

OFG Education is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant for Meadows View School to support children aged 5-11 with complex communication needs, autism and related learning needs. You will work within a warm, collaborative team dedicated to helping each learner feel safe, confident and ready to engage.

You will assist with tailored activities, encourage independence, and provide emotional and practical support to help learners thrive, while upholding safeguarding and welfare standards across the