ALN Teaching Asisstant

Job Title: ALN Teaching Assistant

Location: Blackburn

Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 – 15:30

Pay: Minimum £12.82ph

Start: April 2024

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting an experienced Teaching Assistant with an interest in Early Years and ALN. You will be required to use communication friendly strategies such as visual cues to support the children in all aspects of schooling, including support with toileting. Assisting with mealtimes and play times, providing a nurturing environment. There will be an expectation to support a small group of 3-4 children, but to also prepare and maintain classroom provision for all children including the outdoor environment and areas of the classroom, so general TA experience is helpful as well as specific SEN experience.

Teaching Assistant responsibilities:

• Show initiative and being able to take direction in a calm and assertive manner.
• Be willing and pro-active in supporting children.
• Must be able to be able to support toileting needs of the children, including changing and wiping.
• Deliver strong quality Maths and English interventions.
• Use communication friendly strategies to help support the children’s growth and development.

A Successful Teaching Assistant will require:

• Hold a Child only DBS certificate that is registered on the Update System.
• Provide 2 professional references covering 24 months.
• Ideally have a background in Early Years.

The School:

Based in Blackburn, this school has a population of around 300 pupils. They aim to be the ‘centre of equity and excellence for learning and wellbeing’. This school identifies as having 22% of pupils with additional learning needed, the schools learning resource base aims to support those pupils with behaviour and learning disabilities.

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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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