Do you have experience working 1:1 with children in education or support work settings? Are you experienced in managing challenging or disruptive behaviour? Are you eager to support within primary schools in Birmingham?
If you have answered yes to those 3 questions, then Teaching Personnel are interested in you!
A primary school in Nechells are currently looking for support staff to work on a 1:1 basis, providing support and assistance to students with a range of SEMH and SEN needs. You will need to provide guidance and encouragement to students, whilst being understanding and compassionate but with clear boundaries in place. The successful candidate will attend regular meetings with SLT and parents/carers to track the students’ academic, emotional, and social progress. Maintaining a positive working environment is essential to the attainment of students, therefore the ideal candidate will adopt a positive and confident approach.
Requirements for this role:
- A clear and up-to-date DBS (Teaching Personnel can support)
- Available Monday-Friday, 8:30-15:30, during term time
- ideally trained to level 2 Autism Awareness
- have experience working 1:1 with a child before and have the ability to stick to a consistent timetable and routine.
- skilled in deescalating behaviour and using communication strategies to support an ASD child
- experience with positive handling, although this is just a precaution.
- Are local to or can travel to Nechells
This position is full time and comes with competitive pay. If you are interested in this position, please apply now with an updated copy of your CV attached and one of our specialist consultants will be in touch.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
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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