Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Senploy; Salford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Cover People are recruiting dedicated Special Needs Teaching Assistants for a specialist secondary school in Salford to support young people with Autism and complex needs.

This is a temp-to-perm opportunity with long-term potential. You will work alongside teachers and specialist staff to help learners access education, build essential skills and develop confidence in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Hardworking, reliable and resilient individuals.
• Experience supporting Autism, complex needs or challenging behaviour.
• Calm and confident when situations become difficult.
• Flexible and able to think on your feet.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Passionate about giving every young person the opportunity to succeed.
• Care workers considered if they have relevant transferable experience.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with Autism and complex additional needs.
• Help young people overcome barriers to learning.
• Build trust and develop positive relationships.
• Encourage communication, confidence and independence.
• Manage challenging situations calmly and consistently.
• Adapt quickly to changing needs and circumstances.
• Support learning individually, in small groups and across the classroom.
• Work closely with teachers and specialist support staff.

Skills

Hardworking

Reliable

Resilient

Experience supporting Autism

Calm under pressure

Flexible

Relationship building

Communication skills

Passionate about helping every child

Transferable experience

Job description

Could go Temp-to-Perm for the right person

Are you resilient, hardworking and passionate about helping young people overcome barriers to learning?

Cover People are recruiting committed Special Needs Teaching Assistants for a specialist secondary school in Salford, supporting young people with Autism and Complex Needs.

This is a rewarding but demanding role in a setting where no two days are the same. Pupils have a range of complex needs and can face significant barriers to learning, so they'll need staff who are patient, adaptable and confident managing challenging and changing situations.

We're looking for people who believe that every young person deserves a great education, whatever their needs or circumstances.

The Role

• Support pupils with Autism and complex additional needs.
• Support pupils with Autism and complex additional needs.
• Help young people overcome barriers to learning.
• Help young people overcome barriers to learning.
• Build trust and develop positive relationships.
• Build trust and develop positive relationships.
• Encourage communication, confidence and independence.
• Encourage communication, confidence and independence.
• Manage challenging situations calmly and consistently.
• Manage challenging situations calmly and consistently.
• Adapt quickly to changing needs and circumstances.
• Adapt quickly to changing needs and circumstances.
• Support learning individually, in small groups and across the classroom.
• Support learning individually, in small groups and across the classroom.
• Work closely with teachers and specialist support staff.
• Work closely with teachers and specialist support staff.

About the School

A specialist secondary setting supporting young people whose needs can make accessing mainstream education difficult. The school provides a more personalised approach, with staff working together to help pupils engage with learning, develop essential skills and achieve their potential.

What We're Looking For

• Hardworking, reliable and resilient individuals.
• Hardworking, reliable and resilient individuals.
• Experience supporting Autism, complex needs or challenging behaviour.
• Experience supporting Autism, complex needs or challenging behaviour.
• Calm and confident when situations become difficult.
• Calm and confident when situations become difficult.
• Flexible and able to think on your feet.
• Flexible and able to think on your feet.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Passionate about giving every young person the opportunity to succeed.
• Passionate about giving every young person the opportunity to succeed.
• Care workers considered if they have relevant transferable experience.
• Care workers considered if they have relevant transferable experience.

Why Work Through Cover People?

• Full-time, long-term opportunities with potential to go permanent.
• Full-time, long-term opportunities with potential to go permanent.
• Dedicated SEND consultant with over 14 years' local experience.
• Dedicated SEND consultant with over 14 years' local experience.
• Free Safeguarding, Prevent and Cyber Security training.
• Free Safeguarding, Prevent and Cyber Security training.
• £100 referral reward scheme and summer referral competition.
• £100 referral reward scheme and summer referral competition.
• Holiday pay accrued and paid at the end of each term.
• Holiday pay accrued and paid at the end of each term.
• Ongoing support and access to further opportunities.
• Ongoing support and access to further opportunities.

You MUST hold a current Enhanced DBS on the Update Service. Applicants without this cannot be considered for the role.