SEND Teaching Assistants

Empowering Learning; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate and dedicated SEND Teaching Assistants to support students with special educational needs in various schools across Surrey and South West London. This role involves working closely with professionals to assist pupils with diverse learning challenges, including autism and physical disabilities. Successful candidates will promote inclusion, boost confidence, and help students thrive academically and socially. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with special needs, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience working with students with special educational needs.
• Ability to promote inclusion and support diverse learning needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with pupils' physical needs and therapy sessions.
• Support pupils' school work under the supervision of an SEN teacher.
• Promote inclusion and advance learning by removing barriers.

Skills

Autism/ASD

ADHD

EBD

SLD

PMLD

Positive Reinforcement

Tools

BSL

Makaton

Team Teach

SPELL/TEACCH

Job description

Empowering Learning are currently working with a number of schools in Surrey / South West London who are looking to appoint SEND Teaching Assistants for a variety of day-to-day, short term and long term bookings starting in September'24.

Special Needs Teaching Assistants support students with special educational needs (SEND) in the classroom as directed by an SEND teacher in order to help pupils succeed with their learning.

It takes a very special person to work with pupils with learning difficulties. Class sizes can be as small and there is a high ratio of LSA support. SLD/PMLD schools have pupils with complex needs, there may be pupils with degenerative illnesses, those who are completely non-verbal and communicate using basic signing tools like Makaton or through a series of lights and clickers. There may be pupils at the high end of the autism spectrum or with Cerebral Palsy. Ability levels can vary considerably. You'll be working with other professionals within the school, e.g. a nurse, physiotherapist, speech and language therapist, etc.

Your duties could include:

-assisting with pupils' physical needs, including hygiene and feeding, as well as assisting with therapy sessions

-helping with pupils' school work under the supervision of an SEN teacher

-helping pupils increase their confidence, self-esteem and independence

-You will be responsible for promoting inclusion, working according to IEPs and advancing learning, allowing the children you will be working with to make positive progress by removing barriers to learning.

The successful candidate should:

-Have knowledge/interest and experience working with Autism/ASD, ADHD, EBD, SLD, PMLD

-Be able to use positive reinforcement when supporting behaviour difficulties - working with pupils with ADHD this would be an advantage

-Be a patient and positive role model for children

-Knowledge of BSL, Makaton, Team Teach, SPELL/TEACCH would be an advantage.

If you feel that you meet the requirements for these vacancies then please submit your CV along with a brief supporting statement.

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