Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A school in Ellesmere Port is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support children with special educational needs. The role involves working with pupils who require assistance due to communication and interaction difficulties, ensuring they feel safe and comfortable. The position offers a rewarding experience, emphasizing the importance of building strong relationships to help students achieve their best.

Benefits

Free child protection and prevent duty training

Assistance in obtaining DBS checks

Qualifications

• Experience working with social, emotional, and mental health challenges.
• Ability to form strong, trustworthy relationships with students.

Responsibilities

• Support and educate students with communication and interaction difficulties.
• Create a safe and caring learning environment.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Communication

Education

Qualifications and training for the role

Job description

Are you a kind and caring individual who has experience working with children with special educational needs?

The school supports and educates children and young people with needs associated with Communication and Interaction difficulties linked with medical conditions such as ASC, ADHD and Adverse Childhood Experiences.

They often work with children and young people who have experienced poor mental health and anxiety. It is important that the staff work together to put the best interests of the pupils first. The placement is extremely rewarding, and it is essential that the right candidate is able to develop strong and positive relationships with the students to help them achieve and feel comfortable whilst under their care.

• Specialist provision- Ellesmere Port
• Hours/Days: Monday-Friday, 8.00am-3.00pm (Term-Time only)
• Competitive rate £85-£100 daily
• Start date- As soon as possible.

The school received a GOOD ofsted report, where it was described “Archers Brook School provides a safe and caring learning environment for all pupils. During their time in the school, pupils grow in confidence and develop key life skills which help them to achieve outstanding outcomes”

The ideal teaching assistant will have experience working in school settings, ideally will have also already worked with students with social, emotional and mental health challenges. It is important that you are a very empathetic individual who is resilient and able to guide students to achieve to the best of their ability. Students need to feel safe and comfortable within their environment, the right educator will be able to form strong, trust worthy relationships with both staff and students and break down any barriers students have towards learning.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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