Teaching Assistant SEN School

Teaching Personnel; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist education recruitment agency is seeking a SEN Teaching Assistant in Salisbury to support children and young adults with special educational needs. Responsibilities include assisting classroom teachers and providing care for students aged 4-19 with various SEN needs. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a patient and compassionate approach and must be comfortable with personal care. This full-time, term-time position offers training opportunities and holiday pay.

Benefits

Free SEN training courses

12.07% Holiday Pay

Assistance with DBS checks

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable supporting personal care needs.
• Ideal candidate has a compassionate approach to education.
• Experience with special educational needs is required.

Responsibilities

• Support classroom teachers in delivering care and learning.
• Assist students aged 4-19 with various SEN needs.
• Create a nurturing and encouraging learning environment.

Skills

Comfortable with Personal Care

Patient and resilient

Clear verbal communication skills

Experience with SEN(D) in educational settings

Comfortable working with different age groups

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Start Date: Immediate / Flexible

SEN Teaching Assistant – Opportunities via Teaching Personnel

Are you passionate about supporting children and young adults with special educational needs? If you answered yes, then this job opportunity for a SEN Teaching Assistant may be for you! A SEN school in Wiltshire is seeking a passionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team.

The Role:

You will be responsible for supporting classroom teachers in providing excellent support and care to students ranging in the ages 4-19 years old, with various SEN needs such as PMLD, SLD, MLD and ASC.

This is a special school for children and young adults with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and complex needs. Being committed to active, creative, reflective learning, maximised by encouragement for each individual pupil to achieve their best in every aspect of their development is of the utmost importance.

If celebrating innovation and being committed to nurturing high self-esteem and respect for others is what you are about, then this is the role for you!

Who We Are Looking For:

• Applicant must be comfortable with Personal Care
• A patient, resilient, and caring individual with a compassionate approach to supporting children and young people
• SEN(D) experience in or out of an educational setting
• Clear verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working across different age groups

Working Hours/Benefits:

• Full Time
• Monday – Friday = 08:30 – 15:30
• Teaching Personnel offers its educators over 10 SEN training courses which are free of charge, plus plenty more with a generous discount!
• 12.07% Holiday Pay
• Please note, this role is Term-Time Only

About Us:

Teaching Personnel is a specialist education recruitment agency, working with a variety of SEN(D) schools across the UK – pairing talented educators with the perfect role for them! We pride ourselves on providing the best experience possible for all educators, schools, and students we work with.

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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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