Teaching Assistant

Principal Recruitment; Kingsbury; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Term time only

Hours fit around school run

Training and support from day one

Weekly pay

Job summary

Principal Education is recruiting a part-time SEN Teaching Assistant for an Ofsted Outstanding special school in Kingsbury, Brent. The role runs 10:30am to 2:30pm, a four-hour day during term time, supporting pupils with complex needs.

You will work one-to-one and in small groups, aiding communication using visuals, Makaton or alternative aids, and assisting at lunchtime. Personal care and EHCP targets are part of the role, with support from the class team and therapists.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for or supporting people with additional needs.
• Caring, patient and calm demeanor.
• Confident with personal care.
• Available 10:30am to 2:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time.
• Enhanced DBS on Update Service or willingness to apply for one.
• Two professional references and the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils one to one and in small groups in class
• Help pupils communicate using visuals, symbols, Makaton or communication aids
• Support at lunchtime, including help with eating where needed
• Provide personal care and support with medical needs, always with dignity
• Work alongside the class team and therapists on each pupil's EHCP targets
• Spot the small wins and celebrate them, because here they're huge

Skills

Experience SEN support

Patient & calm

Personal care

Availability 10:30–14:30

DBS Update Service

References & right to work

Job description

Part Time SEN Teaching Assistant | Kingsbury NW9 | 10:30am to 2:30pm

Want work that actually matters, and still be free for the school run? This role is built around it.

Principal Education is recruiting a part time SEN Teaching Assistant for an Ofsted Outstanding special school in Kingsbury, Brent. The school supports children and young people aged 3 to 19 with complex needs and learning difficulties. Every pupil has an EHCP, and many have autism or complex medical conditions. Teachers, therapists, families and support staff all work as one team around each child, and you'd be a real part of that.

The role

Four hours a day, 10:30am to 2:30pm, covering the heart of the school day: lessons, lunch and the afternoon.

• Support pupils one to one and in small groups in class
• Help pupils communicate using visuals, symbols, Makaton or communication aids
• Support at lunchtime, including help with eating where needed
• Provide personal care and support with medical needs, always with dignity
• Work alongside the class team and therapists on each pupil's EHCP targets
• Spot the small wins and celebrate them, because here they're huge

What you MUST demonstrate

• Experience caring for or supporting people with additional needs. Healthcare Assistant, care worker, support worker, nursing assistant or SEN school experience all count. If you've worked as an HCA, your skills transfer straight in
• A genuinely caring, patient and calm nature
• Confidence with personal care
• Availability 10:30am to 2:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time
• An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to apply for one
• Two professional references and the right to work in the UK

Pay and benefits

• £105 to £125 per day, paid weekly
• Term time only, so every school holiday is yours
• Hours that fit around the school run, study or another job
• Experience in an Outstanding school, a brilliant name on your CV
• Training and support from your first day
• A consultant who meets every candidate personally and actually picks up the phone